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Novellist Alexis Wright, rambling like a crazy woman in the SMH (no link available):
In my wildest imagination, I suspect that the ancient knowledge of fear still locked away deep in the conciousness of many non-indigenous Australians is still whispering to them but the cauldron’s magical power is malfunctioning and can cast no spell that totally works for this land. The power of wizards and witches transported from European cultures is being diluted and misused here.
The cauldron conscience improvises with the wrong ingredients and refuses to grant the vision of white supremacy as far as the eye can see.
In preceding paragraphs Wright complains about mining development and “our government’s cowardly endorsement of outsourcing torture.” Alexis Wright is the winner of the 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award.
- W.T.F.Posted by Quentin George on 2007 07 01 at 06:35 AM • permalink
- but the cauldron’s magical power is malfunctioning
“Round about the cauldron go; In the poison’d entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights hast thirty-one Swelter’d venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i’ the charmed pot. Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble,”
- She’ll get no argument from me.Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 07 01 at 06:49 AM • permalink
- The book Wright wrote is Carpenteria. The book interests me, amongst other things, because the title suggests it is based on Xavier Herbert’s classic Aussie novel, Capricornia. (and that is damned good.)
I don’t know much about the plot, but it’s apparently set in the NT town of ‘Desperanto’ (another pun that appeals to me) and has elements of magic realism in the plot. The rant quoted here is neither better nor worse than those of many other novelists.
It’s got the approval of many of the Australian litbloggers, although admittedly that might be because the litbloggers are almost all lefties.Still, might be worth reading.
Alexis Wright is the winner of the 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award
Is there a category for “Gibberish”?
Posted by AlburyShifton on 2007 07 01 at 07:08 AM • permalink
- Aha! If I’m not mistaken there’s a cultured person commenting in this thread. How did they sneak in?Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 07 01 at 07:10 AM • permalink
- Damn you Queenslanders.Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 07 01 at 07:17 AM • permalink
- I’ll have a six pack of whatever it is that Alexis is on…………Posted by surfmaster on 2007 07 01 at 07:22 AM • permalink
- Sorta O/T. Mary J Shepherd at Webdiary. The gibber-master herself, Marilyn Sheephead.
“Howard just wants to hasten the genocide and Noel Pearson is helping him along.”
That’s right, HoWARd and Noel Pearson are going to conduct a genocidal sweep of all the Aborigines in full view of the world’s media and every lefty half-wit in Australia. AND NO ONE WILL SEE A THING!!!
When was the goon squad meant to pick up Lataan and Sheephead from SA again? I thought we’d done a prisoner transfer deal with Hicks on a two-for-one basis.
- But the funniest thing is Margo’s reply to this: Put up or shut up
- “Death to the evil white man”, cried Alexis from before her bubbling cauldron. “Shite”, she screached as she saw a reflection of herself in the bubbling gruel. “I’m white….!”Posted by Fast Eddie on 2007 07 01 at 08:31 AM • permalink
- ‘Twas a dark, cold and stormy night (hang on, that doesn’t fit the warmening project, so let’s take two:) ‘Twas was a light, hot and dry night as Witch Alexis stirred the macro-biotic, organic gruel in her cauldron. (Using, of course, a hybrid stove.) “Ha” she cackled, as the bubbles rose, “nobody would ever suspect that I found the recipe for this in Womens Weekly!”Posted by Fast Eddie on 2007 07 01 at 08:56 AM • permalink
’Twas a dark, cold and stormy night (hang on, that doesn’t fit the warmening project, so let’s take two:) ‘Twas was a light, hot and dry night as Witch Alexis stirred the macro-biotic, organic gruel in her cauldron.
“Suddenly, a pirate ship appeared on the horizon!”
Posted by AlburyShifton on 2007 07 01 at 09:00 AM • permalink
- Pirate Ship or Pile of Shi… It may have been the Pasha….Posted by Fast Eddie on 2007 07 01 at 09:02 AM • permalink
- It’s a sad inditement of our civilisation that as soon as someone has some kind of award, you know you’re dealing with a wanker. It’s like a warning bell has been put around their neck, so that normal people can avoid them.
Miles Franklin Award – Wanker
Walkley Journalism Award – Complete Wanker
Academy Award for Documentary – Complete & Utter Wanker
Nobel Peace Prize – Ultimate Wanker with Oak Leaves & Crossed Swords
- Witches and wizards! Is your cauldron less than fresh these days? White supremacy no longer cooking correctly? Good news! Give your malfunctioning iron pot new life with the Power Activated Cauldron Oppressorizer™, a natural alternative for the environmentally aware shopper. Even organically grown supremism needs to be washed to eliminate contaminates from critical thinking. 100% biodegradable, and environmentally safe, PACO’s cauldron wash contains Progressive Sense Extract, a safe, non-toxic, natural compound known for its disengaging, anti-intellectual effects. This compound was not tested on animals.
- Leftwing political correctness is incredibly strong in the literary community as I found at the NSW Premier’s awards for writers about three years ago. My role was to collect a special “Service to Literature” gong on behalf of a distinguished veteran writer who could not get to the event. Practically every winner made a point of abusing or lampooning Howard or Bush or both in the course of their acceptance speeches, triggering howls of anger or mirth in the assembled multitude.
Same applied when Clive James spoke at a Gleebooks function a few weeks ago.
Alexis Wright is the winner of the 2007 Miles Franklin Literary
From Reality Award.There was a typo that needed correcting.
Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 07 01 at 10:48 AM • permalink
- Oh bugger, that.Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 07 01 at 10:56 AM • permalink
- #35 Let me try that again.
Alexis Wright is the winner of the 2007 Miles
Franklin LiteraryFrom Reality Award.Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 07 01 at 10:57 AM • permalink
Alexis Wright is the winner of the 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award
Is there a category for “Gibberish”?
Yes, the Bulwer-Lytton Prize. Alexis’ bit of turgid polemic just shot to the top of the nominees…
Posted by Spiny Norman on 2007 07 01 at 11:39 AM • permalink
- Sounds like stream of unconsciousness writing to me with too many comas even if not enough commas.Posted by andycanuck on 2007 07 01 at 05:23 PM • permalink
- “…our government’s cowardly endorsement of outsourcing torture.”
She’s right, you know! We shouldn’t be sending these high-paying positions overseas! KEEP OUR TORTURE JOBS IN AUSTRALIA!!
Posted by Tex Lovera on 2007 07 01 at 10:31 PM • permalink
- PhilCo, Fisk and Flavius Josephus:
“When shall we three meet again,
In fire, in thunder, or in rain?”Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 07 02 at 08:54 PM • permalink
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Coat tail surfing is probably the wrong phrase, since the coat tails in question have yet to be available for such a ride.