Tjukurrpa : Puli Kulpi Kutjarra single work   prose   Indigenous story   "Two boys went out hunting; they went a long way."
Alternative title: The Two Little Round Stones
Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 Tjukurrpa : Puli Kulpi Kutjarra
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Language: English , Aboriginal Pintupi-Luritja For furthur clarification, see: http://www.clc.org.au/articles/info/aboriginal-languages/. Pintupi-Luritja dialect is distinct from Pintupi and from Luritja. There is no AIATSIS ref. no. for this language. , Aboriginal Luritja/Loritja
Notes:
The Pintupi/Luritja story and the English translation are published on facing pages.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Stories of Obed Raggett Obed Raggett , Billy Marshall-Stoneking (editor), Sydney : Alternative Publishing Co-operative , 1980 Z1157851 1980 selected work prose Indigenous story dreaming story Sydney : Alternative Publishing Co-operative , 1980 pg. 48-53
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    y separately published work icon North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature David Headon (editor), Rydalmere : Hodder and Stoughton , 1991 Z54431 1991 anthology poetry short story prose correspondence extract

    'The writers and story-tellers included in this collection relate an important, even epic tale. They tell a story which in 1988 (white Australia's bicentennial year) rarely received attention because, while it tells of courage and love, it also focuses on killing and conquest, eccentricity and madness, and a land as hostile and murderous as it could be gentle and caring...' (Source: Preface)

    Rydalmere : Hodder and Stoughton , 1991
    pg. 229
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    y separately published work icon Spirit Song : A Collection of Aboriginal Poetry Lorraine Mafi-Williams , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1993 Z430576 1993 anthology poetry

    'In this collection of contemporary poems for children, thirty-five Aboriginal poets write about what it means to be Aboriginal today. Many of the poems reflect the anger, despair and determination of a people dispossessed of their land and denied justice. Some poets recall the spirituality and culture of their ancestors. Still others look with hope to the future...' (Source: Back cover)

    Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1993
    pg. 6-7
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    y separately published work icon Things a Map Won't Show You : Stories from Australia and Beyond Susan La Marca (editor), Pam Macintyre (editor), Camberwell : Penguin , 2012 Z1834405 2012 anthology short story poetry prose crime

    'An unforgettable collection of short fiction, poetry and comic art from Australia and beyond . . .

    'A boy who tries to fly, a cricket game in a refugee centre, a government guide to kissing, the perils of hunting goannas, an arranged marriage, an awkward blind date, a girl who stands on her head, an imprisoned king and a cursed Maori stone . . .

    'Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, always compelling, this collection featuring both established writers and emerging talent will broaden your horizons and excite your imagination.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Camberwell : Penguin , 2012
    pg. 25-28
    Note: With title: The Two Little Round Stones
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