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'The town of Desperance is embroiled in battle. Ancient combats as deep as the land entwine with greed-fuelled battles over what lies beneath. Here lies the spirit nest of the ancient serpent, a creature larger than storm clouds, who came down from the stars. On top of the snake's spirit nest lies Angel's Palace, the home of Angel Day.'
Source: Producer's blurb.
Production Details
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Produced at the Brisbane Writers Festival, Angel's Palace, 5-8 September 2019.
Director: Alethea Beetson.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Carpentaria
Artarmon
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Giramondo Publishing
,
2006
Z1184902
2006
single work
novel
(taught in 47 units)
Carpentaria's portrait of life in the precariously settled coastal town of Desperance centres on the powerful Phantom family, whose members are the leaders of the Pricklebush people, and their battles with old Joseph Midnight's tearaway Eastend mob on the one hand, and the white officials of Uptown and the neighbouring Gurfurrit mine on the other. Wright's storytelling is operatic and surreal: a blend of myth and scripture, politics and farce. The novel is populated by extraordinary characters - Elias Smith the outcast saviour, the religious zealot Mozzie Fishman, leader of the holy Aboriginal pilgrimage, the murderous mayor Stan Bruiser, the ever-vigilant Captain Nicoli Finn, the activist and prodigal son Will Phantom, and above all, Angel Day the queen of the rubbish-dump, and her sea-faring husband Normal Phantom, the fish-embalming king of time - figures that stand like giants in this storm-swept world. (Backcover)
Last amended 10 Sep 2019 10:08:20
Settings:
- Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
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