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Discovering true belonging in Australia's remotest corners.

Stranger Country is a unique and insightful exploration of what it means to truly belong in a country with a complex and layered history. Through her six-month journey, Monica Tan breaks down barriers of race and culture, forging meaningful connections with people from all walks of life, including Aboriginal Australians. With a keen eye for detail and a sharp wit, Tan captures the essence of the Australian outback and its people, providing an entertaining and thought-provoking read for anyone seeking to understand the country's rich and diverse cultural landscape.

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ISBN: 9781760632212
Authors: Monica Tan
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date of Publication: 2019-03-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.65
(rated by 246 readers)

Description

Tracks meets Wild in this account of Chinese Australian journalist Monica Tan's 6 month odyssey though outback Australia.'Will I ever really belong to this country? As a Chinese Australian? As a non-Indigenous Australian? . . . I was 32 years old and barely knew the country of my birth. It was time to change that.' What happens when a 32-year-old first-generation Australian woman decides to chuck in a dream job, pack a sleeping bag and tent, and hit the long, dusty road for six months? Thirty-thousand kilometres later, Monica Tan has the answer, and it completely surprises her. In mid-2016, Monica left Sydney, unsure of her place in Australia. As a Chinese Australian city slicker, she couldn't have felt more distant from powerful mythologies like the Digger, the Drover's Wife and Clancy of the Overflow. And more importantly, Monica wondered, how could she ever feel she truly belonged to a land that has been the spiritual domain of Indigenous Australians for over 60,000 years? Stranger Country is the riveting account of the six months Monica drove and camped her way through some of Australia's most beautiful and remote landscapes. She shared meals, beers and conversations with miners, greynomads, artists, farmers, community workers and small business owners from across the nation: some Aboriginal, some white, some Asian, and even a few who managed to be all three. The result is an enthralling and entertaining celebration of the spirit of adventure, a thoughtful quest for understanding and a unique portrait of Australia and all it means to those who live here.
 

Discovering true belonging in Australia's remotest corners.

Stranger Country is a unique and insightful exploration of what it means to truly belong in a country with a complex and layered history. Through her six-month journey, Monica Tan breaks down barriers of race and culture, forging meaningful connections with people from all walks of life, including Aboriginal Australians. With a keen eye for detail and a sharp wit, Tan captures the essence of the Australian outback and its people, providing an entertaining and thought-provoking read for anyone seeking to understand the country's rich and diverse cultural landscape.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.