Terra Nullius (Coleman novel) explained

Terra Nullius
Author:Claire G. Coleman
Country:Australia
Language:English
Genre:Speculative fiction
Published:2017 (Hachette Australia)
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Pages:294
Isbn:9780733638312
Oclc:1104326528

Terra Nullius is a 2017 speculative fiction novel by Claire G. Coleman. It draws from Australia's colonial history, describing a society split into "Natives" and "Settlers."

Reception

Judges of the Stella Prize called Terra Nullius "an arresting and original novel",[1] while a reviewer for the Sydney Review of Books described it as "a cleverly multiplicitous text" and "an ambitious mirror for settler Australia".[2]

Terra Nullius has also been reviewed by Australian Book Review,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] Locus,[5] Antipodes,[6] The Adelaide Review,[7] ArtsHub,[8] Kirkus Reviews,[9] and Library Journal.[10]

Awards and nominations

See also

External links

Library holdings of Terra Nullius

Guardian interview with Coleman about Terra Nullius

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terra Nullius . thestellaprize.com.au . The Stella Prize . 13 August 2021.
  2. Alison Whittaker . 29 August 2017 . Not As We Know It: Terra Nullius . Terra Nullius is a cleverly multiplicitous text. The reader is an observer who must sit between two apocalyptic colonial moments (one ongoing, one possible) – analogising the latter to better appreciate the former. ... It is an ambitious mirror for settler Australia – by no means prophetic, but revelatory. . Sydney Review of Books . Writing and Society Research Centre . 13 August 2021.
  3. Catherine Noske . December 2017 . Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (subscription required) . Australian Book Review . 397 . Australian Book Review Inc. . 13 August 2021.
  4. Terra Nullius (starred review) . Artfully combining elements of literary, historical, and speculative fiction, this allegorical novel is surprising and unforgettable. . 30 July 2018 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. 13 August 2021.
  5. Gary K. Wolfe . 26 November 2018 . Gary K. Wolfe Reviews Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman . Coleman is not at all interested in being subtle about drawing these parallels, nor does she need to be: she gets her point across with powerful, disturbing, and often extremely violent portrayals of the subjugation of a native population that can’t help but echo history. . Locus . Locus SF Foundation . 13 August 2021.
  6. June 2019 . Book Reviews (subscription required) . While the outset of the book begins in a world with which we may be more familiar, the story swiftly transforms into a science-fiction sort of future in which the tensions between colonizers and colonized are explored from a distinctive perspective. . Antipodes . American Association for Australian Literary Studies . 33 . 1 . 166, 167 . 13 August 2021.
  7. David Knight . 26 September 2017 . Book Review: Terra Nullius . Terra Nullius is a powerful, sobering piece of writing that makes us face an Australia we try to forget, but should always remember. . The Adelaide Review . Opinion Media . 13 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Writing and Publishing: Reviews . Erich Mayer . 31 August 2017 . artshub.com.au . 13 August 2021.
  9. Terra Nullius . A delightfully duplicitous noodle-bender that flips the script on the Indigenous Australian survival narrative. . 18 June 2018 . Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media LLC . 13 August 2021.
  10. Faye Chadwell . 2018 . Terra Nullius . If there's one weakness, it's the deluge of characters to accommodate. Otherwise, this promising first novel, ..., demonstrates Coleman's promise as a creative storyteller. . Library Journal . Media Source Inc. . 13 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards Announces 2019 Book Shortlist . 9 May 2019 . sites.dartmouth.edu . Neukom Institute for Computational Science . 15 August 2021.
  12. Web site: 2019 Books . dublinliteraryaward.ie . Dublin City Library & Archive . 13 August 2021.
  13. Web site: Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2018 . wheelercentre.com . Wheeler Centre . 13 August 2021.
  14. Web site: Best WA Professional Long Written Work: Winners . austlit.edu.au . Austlit . 13 August 2021.
  15. Web site: The 2018 Stella Prize . thestellaprize.com.au . The Stella Prize . 13 August 2021.
  16. Web site: Reading Women Award fiction shortlist . 7 November 2018 . readingwomenpodcast.com . Reading Women, LLC . 13 August 2021.
  17. Web site: 2018 Norma K. Hemming Award Winners . normakhemmingaward.org . The Norma K Hemming Award . 13 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Schmidt wins inaugural MUD Literary Prize for debut fiction . 6 March 2018 . booksandpublishing.com.au . Books+Publishing . 13 August 2021.
  19. Web site: Longlist Announced for the 2018 Indie Book Awards . 6 December 2017 . indiebookawards.com.au . Australian Independent Bookseller . 13 August 2021.
  20. Web site: 2018 Ditmar Award Winners . 2 April 2018 . locusmag.com . Locus Publications . 13 August 2021.
  21. Web site: ABIAs 2018 shortlists announced . 19 April 2018 . booksandpublishing.com.au . Books+Publishing . 13 August 2021.
  22. Web site: 2017 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement . Tehani . 15 February 2018 . aurealisawards.org . Aurealis Awards . 13 August 2021.
  23. Web site: Past winners . slq.qld.gov.au . State Library of Queensland . 13 August 2021.

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