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Herbert's first book, "Capricornia", was published in A dense epic set in the Northern Terri. Born Alfred Jackson in (the year of Australia's federation), Herbert was the illegitimate son of a social climbing mother and an engine driver. After studying pharmacy, Herbert moved to Melbourne where he became a magazine short story writer. Capricornia () is the debut novel by Xavier Herbert.. Like his later work considered by many a masterpiece, the Miles Franklin Award-winning Poor Fellow My Country, it provides a fictional account of life in 'Capricornia', a place clearly modelled specifically on Australia's Northern Territory, and to a lesser degree on tropical Australia in general, (i.e. anywhere north of the Tropic of. CAPRICORNIA Paperback - 1 Dec. by. Xavier Herbert (Author) › Visit Amazon's Xavier Herbert Page. search results for this author. Xavier Herbert (Author) out of 5 stars. 13 ratings. See all formats and editions.
Released in the th anniversary year of Australian settlement by white people, and timed for one of the first major Aboriginal "Days of Mourning" (itself strategically linked to the white holiday Australia Day), Capricornia is an angry book. Angry about what white people have done to the natives of the land, angry about the system that has ground down not just Aboriginal but Chinese, Jewish, uneducated, poor, free-thinkers. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Capricornia by Xavier Herbert Award Paperback Novel at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!. A sweeping drama about the early days of the Northern Territory (Capricornia). Herbert was a obviously a great lover of Dickens and copied much of his style in this drama. The towns, based on actual places have been changed, but if you know the Top End, you can locate them easily. Most importantly, are the character's names - they are pure Dickensian.
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