Dark Emu has sold over 250,000 copies – but its value can't be measured in money alone
- Written by: Julienne van Loon, Associate Professor, Writing and Publishing, School of Media & Communication, RMIT University
Bruce PascoeLinsey RendellBruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu, first published in 2014, represents that rare bird in small press and independent publishing in Australia: a long-term sales success.
Dark Emu attempts to debunk the idea that pre-European Aboriginal people were purely “hunter-gatherers”.
Indeed, it suited settler-colonists,...
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