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'Australienne d'origine aborigène, l'écrivain Alexis Wright rend hommage à la mémoire de son peuple et au passé tragique de ses ancêtres. Sa terre est un espace de spiritualité où dansent les esprits, la terre d'un peuple que l'intolérance a failli anéantir et sur lequel pèsent toujours de sérieuses menaces.' (Source: Decitre website)
English translation:
'An Australian of Aboriginal origin, the writer Alexis Wright pays tribute to the memory of her people and to the tragic past of her ancestors. Her land is a spiritual space where the spirits dance, the land of a people who were nearly annihilated by intolerance and who continue today to be at risk.' (English translation by Maelle Farquhar, 2013)
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Not published in English. (Communication from the author.)
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English translation of the title: Belief in the Unbelievable.
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"In My Mind I See Cross-Roads for Everything I Believe In" : The Way Home in Alexis Wright's Croire En L'incroyable (Believe in the Unbelievable) and Le Pacte Du Serpent Arc-en-ciel
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 33 no. 1 2019; (p. 79-91) 'The idea of crossroads opens up the idea of horizons pregnant with hope and reviviscence. It points toward the possibility of a life that is dynamic and not solely defined by inflicted wounds and forced separations. Conceptualizing and firmly believing in crossroads as a metaphor for thinking and for nostalgia is not easy. Undertaking this difficult task, however, opens up possibilities to move from painful memories into action, to refuse the unacceptable, and to counter discourses arguing that the ancient (the past, the ever-present immemorial) has been erased or does not matter. Different directions, points of departures, and possible routes indeed emerge when observing crossroads.' (Introduction)
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"In My Mind I See Cross-Roads for Everything I Believe In" : The Way Home in Alexis Wright's Croire En L'incroyable (Believe in the Unbelievable) and Le Pacte Du Serpent Arc-en-ciel
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 33 no. 1 2019; (p. 79-91) 'The idea of crossroads opens up the idea of horizons pregnant with hope and reviviscence. It points toward the possibility of a life that is dynamic and not solely defined by inflicted wounds and forced separations. Conceptualizing and firmly believing in crossroads as a metaphor for thinking and for nostalgia is not easy. Undertaking this difficult task, however, opens up possibilities to move from painful memories into action, to refuse the unacceptable, and to counter discourses arguing that the ancient (the past, the ever-present immemorial) has been erased or does not matter. Different directions, points of departures, and possible routes indeed emerge when observing crossroads.' (Introduction)
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