A Story Told in a Whisper, or the Impossibility of Atonement

This article analyzes the novel Sorry by the Australian writer Gail Jones in light of contemporary theories on decolonialism and the coloniality of power. It discusses how the novel addresses major issues that are central to an understanding of the Australian past and its history of colonization, e...

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Main Author: Sandra Regina Goulart Almeida
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2016-06-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/43811
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