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y separately published work icon Lies, Damned Lies single work   autobiography  
Alternative title: Lies, Damned Lies : A Personal Exploration of the Impact of Colonialism
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Lies, Damned Lies
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'"This is a difficult piece to write. It cuts closer to the bone than most of what I have written; closer to my bones, through my blood and flesh to the bones of truth and country; there is truth here, not disguised but in the open and that truth hurts."

'In Lies, Damned Lies acclaimed author Claire G. Coleman, a proud Noongar woman, takes the reader on a journey through the past, present and future of Australia, lensed through her own experience. Beautifully written, this literary work blends the personal with the political, offering readers an insight into the stark reality of the ongoing trauma of Australia’s violent colonisation.

'Colonisation in Australia is not over. Colonisation is a process, not an event – and the after-effects will continue while there are still people to remember it.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Dedication: 'for Dad and for Lily, always'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ultimo, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Ultimo Press , 2021 .
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      Extent: 277p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 September 2021.
      ISBN: 9781761150098

Works about this Work

Return and Repeat : The Limits of Writing Trauma in the Colony Alex Gerrans , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , June vol. 81 no. 2 2022; (p. 217-220) Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of Lies, Damned Lies Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work autobiography
y separately published work icon On the Road with Claire G. Coleman Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2021 23448184 2021 single work interview podcast

'Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar woman whose family have belonged to the south coast of Western Australia since long before history started being recorded. She writes fiction, essays, poetry and art writing while either living in Naarm (Melbourne) or on the road. In 2021 she released her first work of non-fiction, Lies, Damned Lies: A personal exploration of the impact of colonisation.

'During an extended circuit of the continent she wrote a novel, Terra Nullius: A Novel, which won the black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship and was listed for eight awards including a shortlisting for The Stella Prize. Her second novel was The Old Lie, and her third, Enclave, will hopefully be released in 2022.' (Production introduction)

Books Roundup : Small Joys of Real Life, Things We See in the Light, Lies, Damned Lies, My Body Keeps Your Secrets Ellen Cregan , Melanie Saward , Monique Grbec , Emily Clements , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2021;

— Review of Small Joys of Real Life Allee Richards , 2021 single work novel ; The Things We See in the Light Amal Awad , 2021 single work novel ; Lies, Damned Lies Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work autobiography ; My Body Keeps Your Secrets Lucia Osborne-Crowley , 2021 single work autobiography biography
Rewriting Futures Jacob Boehme , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 4-10 September 2021;

'“It feels like I’m on the run from a disastrous disease,” says Noongar writer and poet Claire G. Coleman. “We went to Barunga Festival in the Northern Territory, then over to Laura dance festival in Queensland, then the shit started hitting the fan. We got to Alice Springs, broke down and now Darwin’s gone into lockdown. We’ve constantly been escaping lockdowns.”' (Introduction)

Books Roundup : Small Joys of Real Life, Things We See in the Light, Lies, Damned Lies, My Body Keeps Your Secrets Ellen Cregan , Melanie Saward , Monique Grbec , Emily Clements , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2021;

— Review of Small Joys of Real Life Allee Richards , 2021 single work novel ; The Things We See in the Light Amal Awad , 2021 single work novel ; Lies, Damned Lies Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work autobiography ; My Body Keeps Your Secrets Lucia Osborne-Crowley , 2021 single work autobiography biography
Return and Repeat : The Limits of Writing Trauma in the Colony Alex Gerrans , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , June vol. 81 no. 2 2022; (p. 217-220) Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of Lies, Damned Lies Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work autobiography
Rewriting Futures Jacob Boehme , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 4-10 September 2021;

'“It feels like I’m on the run from a disastrous disease,” says Noongar writer and poet Claire G. Coleman. “We went to Barunga Festival in the Northern Territory, then over to Laura dance festival in Queensland, then the shit started hitting the fan. We got to Alice Springs, broke down and now Darwin’s gone into lockdown. We’ve constantly been escaping lockdowns.”' (Introduction)

y separately published work icon On the Road with Claire G. Coleman Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2021 23448184 2021 single work interview podcast

'Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar woman whose family have belonged to the south coast of Western Australia since long before history started being recorded. She writes fiction, essays, poetry and art writing while either living in Naarm (Melbourne) or on the road. In 2021 she released her first work of non-fiction, Lies, Damned Lies: A personal exploration of the impact of colonisation.

'During an extended circuit of the continent she wrote a novel, Terra Nullius: A Novel, which won the black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship and was listed for eight awards including a shortlisting for The Stella Prize. Her second novel was The Old Lie, and her third, Enclave, will hopefully be released in 2022.' (Production introduction)

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