The Secret River
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The Secret River is a historical novel by Australian author Kate Grenville that explores the brutal realities of colonization and frontier conflict in early 19th-century New South Wales.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian novel
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historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Kate Grenville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book (South East Asia and South Pacific) 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| explores |
brutal realities of colonization in Australia
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relationships between settlers and Aboriginal people ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sarah Thornhill
NERFINISHED
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The Lieutenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
colonial literature
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Secret River (stage play)
NERFINISHED
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The Secret River (television miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781920885759 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Kate Grenville’s family history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Australian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sal Thornhill
NERFINISHED
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William Thornhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of frontier violence in colonial Australia ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Colonial Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Text Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Man Booker Prize 2006
NERFINISHED
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Miles Franklin Award 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
British convict transportation to Australia
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settler–Indigenous conflict in New South Wales ⓘ |
| theme |
colonization
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dispossession of Indigenous peoples ⓘ frontier conflict ⓘ land ownership ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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