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Bezig met laden... Buckley's Hopedoor Craig Robertson
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   ) Mirriyu | Jan 13, 2018 |  This is an amazing story and should have been an interesting read, but I found it sadly unengaging. There is of course the problem that Buckley could read, but not write, and therefore left only his memoirs as taken down by someone else when he was old and his memory faulty. Robertson had to rely on other sources, most of which reflect the racist attitudes of the times and vilify Buckley. Still: the prose is simplistic and full of aborigine words as if to reflect their plain and simple lives, yet he lets Buckley reflect on his situation with modern sensibilities. The chapters about the return to white society and the heady development of the settlement feel rushed. But the most off-putting thing are the typos, if they took the trouble to re-publish the book they should have taken the time to proof-read it. I cannot count how often b and h were transposed, how often I stumbled because wrong words had slipped in or because words or entire lines were missing. Nice try, shame about the execution. ( ) MissWatson | Jun 23, 2016 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
This is a historical novel, based on the true story of a young English convict named William Buckley who, on Boxing Day 1803, escaped from Victoria's abortive first settlement at Sorrento and then survived in the wilderness for thirty-two years, mainly because he was adopted and helped by local aboriginal tribes. In 1835 Buckley emerged with his tribal friends to meet Melbourne's founders, and quickly became an important guide and interpreter in the crucial first years of the European conquest of the Port Phillip region. Suddenly, trapped in the rapidly ensuing conflict between two vastly different societies, Buckley found himself mistrusted by his former black friends and by his white compatriots. He was so harshly reviled that his reputation has suffered to this day. With great sensitivity, and based on meticulous research, Craig Robertson has recreated the fateful encounter between Australia's 'wild white man' and the original inhabitants of the continent. Remarkably, through Buckley's eyes we can see how much was at stake and how much was lost when two worlds collided. The enthralling story of William Buckley's odyssey continues to haunt and challenge us all. Buckley's Hope was originally published by Scribe in 1980, and has never been out of print. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.3Literature English English fiction Elizabethan 1558-1625LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (2.63)
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