Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Franklin Literary Award | 2011 | Winner |
About This Book
Set in the 1830s at the time of first contact between the Noongar people and British settlers, following Bobby Wabalanginy, a young Noongar man who becomes a cultural bridge.
About the Author
Kim Scott is an Australian author of Noongar heritage who has won the Miles Franklin Award twice — for Benang (1999) and That Deadman Dance (2011). He is the first Indigenous Australian author to have won the Miles Franklin. His work is deeply informed by his connection to the Noongar people and language of southwestern Australia, and is concerned with the possibilities of Indigenous survival and regeneration in the face of colonisation. Read more →
