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The remarkable stories in Born Into This are eye-opening, razor-sharp and entertaining, often all at once. From an Aboriginal ranger trying to instil some pride in wayward urban teens on the harsh islands off the coast of Tasmania, to those scraping by on the margins of white society railroaded into complex and compromised decisions, Adam Thompson presents a powerful indictment of colonialism and racism. With humour, pathos and the occasional sly twist, Thompson's characters confront discrimination, untimely funerals, classroom politics, the ongoing legacy of cultural destruction and – overhanging all like a discomforting, burgeoning awareness for both white and black Australia – the inexorable disappearance of the remnant natural world.
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"'It's not often a new literary voice seems to spring full formed from a world so unique and yet so achingly recognisable, and it's a voice with its own gravitas and unique vision. Thompson's characters are complex, compromised people scraping by on the margins, and he imbues his stories with humour, pathos and the occasional sly twist. A debut collection that leaps from the starter's gate.'"
Cate Kennedy
"'I knew from the first page that Born Into This was going to be something special. Adam Thompson is a world-class writer whose stories strike like lightning.'"
Ellen van Neerven
"'A compelling new voice, tough yet tender, from the heart of Aboriginal Tasmania.'"
Melissa Lucashenko