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The resulting movie was critically acclaimed but turned into a car wreck at the cinema. Half aborigine and half white, jimmie blacksmith is unable to fit into either culture and, after abuse and betrayal by whites. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 429 pages and is available in paperback format. I read this book because i wanted to learn more about australian literature, especially books considered classics. Keneally traces jimmies life, showing how he faced discrimination and oppression based solely on his race and how this eventually boiled over into an uncontrollable wrath. The chant of jimmie blacksmith is based on a true story, about an australian halfaborigine in 1900 whose goal was to assimilate marry a white woman and enter white society. The classic by booker prizewinner thomas keneally when jimmie blacksmith. The chant of jimmie blacksmith by thomas keneally kirkus. Thomas keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirtythree novels since, most recently crimes of the father, napoleons last island, shame and the captives, and the new york times bestselling the daughters of mars. In addition to schindlers list, which won the booker prize and the l.
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