Reckoning with the past that targets the future
Paul Daley’s novel Jesustown goes in search of the grey area of frontier violence.
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Paul Daley’s novel Jesustown goes in search of the grey area of frontier violence.
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Tim Rowse concludes that Paul Daley’s new novel, inspired by true events in Arnhem Land, is fluent and skilfully paced – but doesn’t risk complicating the critical narrative of our colonial history.