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South Melbourne: Macmillan Co. of Australia Pty. Ltd., 1986. First Australian Edition. Red cloth octavo with white spine title; blue red and yellow pictorial jacket; 248 pages; 23 cm Near fine in near fine jacket; in mylar sleeve. A very desirable copy. . Hardcover.Scarce. "B. Wongar weaves a rich and powerful tale of a culture and people on the brink of extinction. Karan, based on a terrible truth that has only recently been revealed to a shocked world, shows the devastation wrought by the white man on the lands and tribes of the Australian Aborigines by the mining of uranium and the testing of nuclear weapons." --Jacket. About the author: "B.Wongar is one of the most highly praised literary figures at work in australia, yet his identity remains a mystery. He writes in the new genre of fiction referred to as 'Aboriginalism' and which has brought him international acclaim." --Jacket. Show more