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Snake Dreaming : Autobiography of a Black Woman
1997
series - author
(number
3
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2000...
2000
Snake Circle
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'This is a vivid recounting of Sykes' experience as the first Australian Black to graduate with a doctorate, and of her growing confidence as she thrives in the new environment of Harvard. It also passionately tells of her relationships with those she loves, such as MumShirl and her children, and the ongoing run-ins she has with the bureaucracy and politicians along the way.' Source: Libraries austral (Sighted 08/04/2008).
Notes
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[Author's note]: 'I wish you wouldn't keep calling yourself BLACK. You're not BLACK.' I'm surprised that this white woman would think I would take her wish-list on board, as if I have no wishes of my own. 'So - am I white?' My question is rhetorical, my dark skin and hair a brazen confrontation. ' Well no. You're not black and you're not white. You're perhaps sort of somewhere in between.' Yes, perhaps sort of somewhere in between.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Dreaming of Equality
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;
— Review of Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography -
Conflict Diamonds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 164 2001; (p. 102-105)
— Review of Lines in the Sand 2000 single work novel ; The Rain Queen 2000 single work novel ; Liv : A Novel 2000 single work novel ; Love and Vertigo 2000 single work novel ; The Australian Fiance 2000 single work novel ; Family Album : A Novel of Secrets and Memories 2000 single work novel ; White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story ; The White Star 2000 single work novel ; The Architect 2000 single work novel ; Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography ; Full Circle 2000 single work novel ; Vigil 2000 single work novel ; The Secret : The Strange Marriage of Annabella Milbanke and Lord Byron 2000 single work biography ; Reefscape : Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef 2000 single work prose -
Refreshing the Memory
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , August vol. 5 no. 7 2000; (p. 5-6, 26) -
Fangs for the Memories
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 1 August vol. 118 no. 6235 2000; (p. 96)
— Review of Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography -
To Harvard and Beyond
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 222 2000; (p. 5-7)
— Review of Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography
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Dreaming of Equality
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;
— Review of Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography -
Firm Footing on Shaky Ground
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 June 2000; (p. 13)
— Review of Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography -
Political, Personal, Powerful
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 July 2000; (p. 7)
— Review of Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography -
Lessons of the Snake
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 August 2000; (p. 5)
— Review of Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography -
Two Grim And Gritty Survival Stories
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 July 2000; (p. 19)
— Review of Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography -
Refreshing the Memory
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , August vol. 5 no. 7 2000; (p. 5-6, 26)
Last amended 29 Jun 2015 16:16:46
Subjects:
- Bush,
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cUnited States of America (USA),cAmericas,
- Queensland,
- New South Wales,
- Country towns,
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
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