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Literary Studies

Archival poetics

An inflexion point in Indigenous writing
by Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
May 2024, no. 464

On Kim Scott: Writers on writers by Tony Birch

Black Inc., $22.99 hb, 89 pp

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In this latest instalment of Black Inc.’s ‘Writers on Writers’ series, we have the intriguing prospect of Tony Birch reflecting on the work of Kim Scott. While most of the previous twelve books in this series have featured a generational gap, Birch and Scott, both born in 1957, are almost exact contemporaries. This is also the first book in the series in which an Indigenous writer is considering the work of another Indigenous writer. It will not be giving too much away to say that Birch’s assessment of Scott’s oeuvre is based in admiration. There is no sting in the tail or smiling twist of the knife.

 


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On Kim Scott: Writers on writers by Tony Birch

Black Inc., $22.99 hb, 89 pp

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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