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The Yield
by Tara June Winch.
Hamish Hamilton (Penguin), South Melbourne, 2019.
First Edition paperback.
Cover design by Adam Laszczuk.
Winner of the 2020 NSW Premier’s Book of the Year, the Christina Stead Award and the People’s Choice Award.
‘The innovative conceit of this work of fiction is Winch’s use of the language of the Wiradjuri people, to both tell the story and to teach language words. The result is a collection of interweaving stories that are revealed at a slow and gentle pace giving the reader the time needed to drop into the narrative.
Winch teaches us about Language with a capital ‘L’ weaving the present urgency of belonging, land rights, mining and climate change, with the stark reminder of the invasion history of pain and loss. The reader experiences an intricate layering of time through narrative explored in Language. This is Language that drives culture, and energy, and brings people back from the brink. It is Language that heals.’ (Judge’s report 2020 Stella Prize shortlist)
Condition: Near fine.