Terra Nullius : A Journey Through No One's Land

Informationen zum Autor Sven Lindqvist (1932-2019) was born in Stockholm, and travelled extensively through Asia, Africa and Latin America. He was the author of thirty books, including A History of Bombing , Desert Divers , which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, and Exterminate All the Brutes , which formed the basis of a major HBO four-part documentary series by Academy Award-nominated writer and director Raoul Peck. Sarah Death has translated works by many Swedish authors including Kerstin Ekman, Sven Lindqvist, Steve Sem-Sandberg, children's writer Astrid Lindgren and classic crime writer Per Wahlöö. She has been editor of the magazine Swedish Book Review since 2003. Klappentext Terra Nullius is a journey across Australia's desert and into its shocking past. This lyrical book describes its landscape, flora and fauna and geology, tells the history of the country and reveals the shocking treatment of its Aboriginal peoples. Zusammenfassung Terra Nullius is a journey across Australia's desert and into its shocking past. This lyrical book describes its landscape! flora and fauna and geology! tells the history of the country and reveals the shocking treatment of its Aboriginal peoples.

Product details

• Authors: Sven Lindqvist
• Assisted by: Sarah Death (Translation), Death Sarah (Translation)
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9781847085214
• ISBN: 978-1-84708-521-4
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 199 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Australia, TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania, Travel writing