The Form and Function of Narrative Perspective in Kim Scott’s True Country

Jazz Money

doi:10.5130/nesais.v1i1.1399

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Published: Sep 8, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5130/nesais.v1i1.1399

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Indigeneity, Aboriginality, Identity

Jazz Money

University of Melbourne

Abstract

The floating, shifting narrative of Kim Scott’s first novel True Country (1993) is one of the most captivating elements of the text that explores contemporary modes of Aboriginality. The narrative of True Country does not simply move the story from event to event; it underpins the moral of the text itself. With shifting perspectives and an unwavering sense of hope, the narrative embodies Billy’s acceptance into the community of Karnama, the home of his grandmother.

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Money, J. (2015). The Form and Function of Narrative Perspective in Kim Scott’s True Country. NEW: Emerging Scholars in Australian Indigenous Studies, 1(1), 28-36. https://doi.org/10.5130/nesais.v1i1.1399

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015)

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Book Reviews

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