David Unaipon, the 'Australian Leonardo', finally gets his due

Manuscript of Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigine goes on display as case is made for Unesco heritage listingThe handwritten message on the current Australian $50 note is barely legible, to make it harder for forgers. It reads: “As a full-blooded member of my race I think I may claim to be the first - but I hope, not the last - to produce an enduring record of our customs, beliefs and imaginings.”David Unaipon, the so-called “Australian Leonardo”, the Indigenous inventor, polymath, writer, public orator and preacher (whose portrait adorns the note) wrote those words in the foreword to his historic Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines. Related: Indigenous voices have never been more important to Australian literature | Timmah Ball Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Izumi Suzuki, counterculture icon and SF legend, will finally be published in English in 2021.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-04 16:26:09 UTC ]
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Octavia Butler has finally made the New York Times Best Seller list.

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JG Farrell's The Singapore Grip: new TV adaptation brings to life the final book by one of the UK's finest novelists

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OUP completes Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart series with final release

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