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'In 1665, Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck was the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Here, Pulitzer Prize winner Brooks imagines that Caleb was befriended by Bethia Mayfield, whose minister father wants to convert the neighboring Wampanoag and makes educating Caleb one of his goals. Bethia, herself desperate for book learning, ends up as an indentured servant in Cambridge, watching Caleb bridge two cultures.'
Source: Readings website, www.readings.com.au
Sighted: 10/01/2011
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Dedication: For Bizuayehu who also made a crossing.
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Other Formats
- Also large print and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Migrating from Nonfiction to Fiction – A Practice-Led Approach Drawing on a Literary Journalist’s Notional Tool-Box
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , April vol. 16 no. 1 2012; 'This paper reflects on a literary journalist's practice-led approach to migrating from nonfiction to fiction and the decision to situate a narrative about the challenges and achievements of women in Victoria's mid-19th century goldfields in a novel in the subgenre of historiographic metafiction. It addresses the lacuna in the traditionally masculinised history of the gold rush era, opening a window onto the 'herstory' of the period, describing the courage of women who overcame poverty, isolation and the limited gender-based expectations of the time in which they lived to set the pattern for the social infrastructure we take for granted today. The first author's doctoral novel 'A Respectable Married Woman' embodies this migration and is informed methodologically by both journalistic and creative strategies. The study focuses on the role of site visits in practice-led research as it applies to literary journalism to create a sense of 'being there'. The interlocutory reader (Widdowson 1979) is drawn into a narrative construct which hangs evidence-based 'fictionised truths' in a factual framework in order to facilitate a greater understanding of a critical period in the growth of Victoria and, in particular, the contribution of women. Drawing on literary theorists including Hutcheon (1998) and Kundera (2000) and referencing writers Ricketson (2006), Sedgwick (2004) and Quindlen (2004) among others, this paper aims to encourage other nonfiction writers to make use of the literary journalist's notional 'tool-box' to take an imaginative leap into the world of credible historiographic metafiction.' (Author's abstract)
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Geraldine Brooks
2012
single work
biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , March vol. 44 no. 1 2012; (p. 22-25) 'Geraldine Brooks forged a distinguished career as a foreign correspondent before switching to write historical fiction. her novels have been internationally acclaimed and earned her a Pulitzer Prize.' (p. 22)
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Beach Reads for (Almost) Everyone
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 7 January 2012; (p. 19-20)
— Review of Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography 2011 single work autobiography ; Autumn Laing 2011 single work novel ; Caleb's Crossing : A Novel 2011 single work novel -
Time for the Timeless
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 January 2012; (p. 8-9)
— Review of The Vivisector 1970 single work novel ; Autumn Laing 2011 single work novel ; The Slap 2008 single work novel ; Ransom 2009 single work novel ; Caleb's Crossing : A Novel 2011 single work novel ; Bereft 2010 single work novel ; Cloudstreet 1991 single work novel ; That Deadman Dance 2010 single work novel ; The Secret River 2005 single work novel ; The Lieutenant 2008 single work novel ; Sarah Thornhill 2011 single work novel ; The Ballad of Desmond Kale 2005 single work novel ; Mr Darwin's Shooter 1998 single work novel -
Kindred Spirits
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 15 May 2011; (p. 16)
— Review of Caleb's Crossing : A Novel 2011 single work novel
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Digging into the Past
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 - 17 April 2011; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Caleb's Crossing : A Novel 2011 single work novel -
Lessons in Life of Unknown Scholar
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16 -17 April 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Caleb's Crossing : A Novel 2011 single work novel -
Review of the Week
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 24 April 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Caleb's Crossing : A Novel 2011 single work novel -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April vol. 90 no. 7 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Caleb's Crossing : A Novel 2011 single work novel -
Well Read
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 28)
— Review of Caleb's Crossing : A Novel 2011 single work novel -
Tales of the Unexpected
2011
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 -10 April 2011; (p. 4-5) -
Crossing Paths
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 April 2011; (p. 21) -
Crossing a Time Line
2011
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 April 2011; (p. 24-25) The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 April - 1 May 2011; (p. 28-29) -
Crossing Over
Portia Lindsay
(interviewer),
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April vol. 90 no. 7 2011; (p. 38) -
Geraldine Brooks
2012
single work
biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , March vol. 44 no. 1 2012; (p. 22-25) 'Geraldine Brooks forged a distinguished career as a foreign correspondent before switching to write historical fiction. her novels have been internationally acclaimed and earned her a Pulitzer Prize.' (p. 22)
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted Australian Booksellers Association Awards — BookPeople Book of the Year
- 2012 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year
- 2012 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year
- 2012 shortlisted Indie Awards — Fiction
- 2011 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Fiction
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