Gender:
Female
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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Awards for Works
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Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land
Crows Nest
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Allen and Unwin
,
2005
Z1198559
2005
single work
autobiography
(taught in 1 units)
Mary Ellen Jordan left her Melbourne city life to spend fourteen months in Maningrida, a coastal community in Arnhem Land. A place that would challenge her perceptions of race, culture, political correctness, art, language, and whiteness.
- 2006 shortlisted Kibble Literary Awards — Nita May Dobbie Award
- 2006 shortlisted National Biography Award
- 2006 finalist Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award
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