Not Quite White in the Head, 9780702271144
Hardcover
Turbulent decades of Blak identity, activism, culture, and Australian injustice.
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Not Quite White in the Head

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

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    3 November 2025

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Summary

Not Quite White in the Head: Essays on Identity, Justice, and Life in Australia

Miles Franklin-award winner Melissa Lucashenko’s searing essays and journalism published together for the first time.

Melissa Lucashenko is one of Australia’s most admired and awarded novelists. She is renowned for writing about ordinary Australians and the extraordinary lives they lead.

In this special collection of essays and journalism - published together for the first time - Lucashen…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780702271144
ISBN-10:0702271144
Author:Melissa Lucashenko
Publisher:University of Queensland Press
Imprint:University of Queensland Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:3 November 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:1mm x 1mm x 1mm
About The Author

Melissa Lucashenko

Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie (Aboriginal) author of Bundjalung and European heritage. Her first novel was published in 1997 and since then her work has received acclaim in many literary awards. Her novel Too Much Lip won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance. Her most recent novel, Edenglassie, won eight major awards, including the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction, the Indie Book Award for Fiction, the ARA Historical Novel Prize and the Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance. Melissa is a Walkley Award winner for her non-fiction, and a founding member of human rights organisation Sisters Inside.

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