'Yen Se has lost everything to the Khan's brutality.
'Left with one eye and one leg, he is forced out of his home village to work in the city as a horse handler. Witness to the Khan's violent crusade, their raids sweeping across Eurasia, he travels with the theatre of war, but exists outside of it; stunned every morning to find himself alive.
'Yen Se moves randomly across Europe with a loose band of survivors – men who think of survival, men who think of resistance, and women who dare to dream of peace.
'Whilst narrated by a male, women are at the forefront of this story; often the most active of the characters, both for their plight and for their guidance.
'Imperial Harvest tells the story of war, but more importantly, of hope.' (Publication summary)
'Set in 13th century Mongolia, this novel articulates a quiet, pragmatic optimism about the ways we can heal each other amid war and trauma'
All Bruce Pascoe Needs Is a Biro
Michael Williams
(interviewer),
2024
28214306
2024
single work
podcast
interview
'It was 2014 when Bruce Pascoe went from being a prolific, yet relatively unknown writer, to public enemy #1 in Australia’s culture wars. That was the year that Bruce published his now infamous book, Dark Emu, and its re-examination of accepted historical accounts of pre-invasion Australia. This week, he joins Michael for a discussion about his new novel Imperial Harvest and shares why he still believes we need the messiness of democracy.' (Introduction)
'Set in 13th century Mongolia, this novel articulates a quiet, pragmatic optimism about the ways we can heal each other amid war and trauma'
All Bruce Pascoe Needs Is a Biro
Michael Williams
(interviewer),
2024
28214306
2024
single work
podcast
interview
'It was 2014 when Bruce Pascoe went from being a prolific, yet relatively unknown writer, to public enemy #1 in Australia’s culture wars. That was the year that Bruce published his now infamous book, Dark Emu, and its re-examination of accepted historical accounts of pre-invasion Australia. This week, he joins Michael for a discussion about his new novel Imperial Harvest and shares why he still believes we need the messiness of democracy.' (Introduction)
