The Swan Book by Alexis Wright

Alexis Wright
The Swan Book
Paperback, Published in 2014
352 pages
Giramondo
Used condition

"My brain is as stuffed as some old broken down Commodore you see left in the bush."

Set in a fictitious and futuristic Australia where Aboriginals are still under the intervention in the north. Think less hoverboards and more ruins, the consequences of climate change and lawlessness. The novel follows the perspective of Oblivia, a young mute and victim of the youth gangs in the community. She finds solace amongst her swamp filled residence filled with thousands of black swans but elevated to unwanted attention by her marriage to the first Aboriginal president of Australia.Confined to the a towel set upon the wide view of chaos, Alexis Wright writes an intimate book on the realities Aboriginals face drawing from both humoristic myths, legends and most importantly our bleakest moments in history.