“The Swan Book might be one of the most important Australian novels yet.” (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Miles Franklin Award winner Alexis Wright brings us a story of hope amid despair in her most recent novel, The Swan Book. Alexis speaks with Geordie Williamson about this incredible work, which is set in a time, in the future, when the land is fundamentally altered by climate change, and Aboriginal people are still living under the Northern Territory intervention.

&ldquo;The Swan Book might be one of the most important Australian novels yet.&rdquo; (The Sydney Morning Herald) Miles Franklin Award winner Alexis Wright brings us a story of hope amid despair in her most recent novel, The Swan Book. Alexis speaks with Geordie Williamson about this incredible work, which is set in a time, in the future, when the land is fundamentally altered by climate change, and Aboriginal people are still living under the Northern Territory intervention.

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