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Woke to the past, Shaun Prescott’s The Town moves beyond colonialism and then its protagonist

  • Written by Bonny Cassidy, Lecturer in Creative Writing, RMIT University
Woke to the past, Shaun Prescott’s The Town moves beyond colonialism and then its protagonistIn The Town, inhabitants don't notice the place disappearing around them. Greg Brave/Shutterstock

Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen.

From Patrick White’s Voss to Tim Winton’s Breath, white, male Australian novelists have reproduced the hero character...

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