Wright, Alexis, The Swan Book, Artarmon, NSW: Giramondo, 2013.
In this complex novel, Wright proves how powerful human
dream and imagination is. The focus is the life of a mute Aboriginal girl:
Oblivia Ethylene who lives with a group of dislocated people in a controlled swamp filled
with falling apart naval crafts and war machinery, and thousands of migrated
black swans. The plot takes us to her marriage to the first Aboriginal
president of Australia, and her elevation to the position of First Lady, who
sadly, was confined to a tower in a lawless city. This book takes us to the
future and it brings the message of the power of believe in the fight for sovereignty of land; freedom and survival. This book is not for the faint-hearted as it requires some pondering and
getting use to the intensity.
More about the author, Alexis Wright and the complete awards and nominations the book received from The Australian Literature Source.
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