Strandloper

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Strandloper is a historical novel by Alan Garner that reimagines the life of a Cheshire laborer transported to Australia, blending myth, landscape, and identity.

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Strandloper canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
novel
author Alan Garner
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
focusesOn relationship between person and place
transformation of identity
genre historical fiction
literary fiction
magic realism
hasAuthorNationality British
hasForm prose
hasMedium print
incorporates Aboriginal Australian myth
English folk tradition
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainCharacter William Buckley
narrativeStyle mythic
nonlinear
originalLanguage English
plotElement transportation to Australia as a convict
protagonistOrigin Cheshire laborer
publisherCountry United Kingdom
settingLocation Australia
Cheshire
theme colonialism
displacement
identity
landscape
myth
spirituality

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Alan Garner notableWork Strandloper
Red Shift followedBy Strandloper
Thursbitch precededBy Strandloper