Terra Nullius is a 2017 speculative fiction novel by Claire G. Coleman. It draws from Australia's colonial history, describing a society split into "Natives" and "Settlers."
 First edition | |
| Author | Claire G. Coleman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
| Published | 2017 (Hachette Australia) |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 294 |
| ISBN | 9780733638312 |
| OCLC | 1104326528 |
Publication history
edit- 2017, Australia, Hachette Australia ISBN 9780733638312
- 2017, USA, Small Beer Press ISBN 9781618731517
Reception
editJudges of the Stella Prize called Terra Nullius "an arresting and original novel",[1] while a reviewer for the Sydney Review of Books described it as "a cleverly multiplicitous text" and "an ambitious mirror for settler Australia".[2]
Terra Nullius has also been reviewed by Australian Book Review,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] Locus,[5] Antipodes,[6] The Adelaide Review,[7] ArtsHub,[8] Kirkus Reviews,[9] and Library Journal.[10]
Awards and nominations
edit- 2019 Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards Debut shortlist[11]
- 2019 International Dublin Literary Award longlist[12]
- 2018 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction highly commended[13]
- 2018 Tin Duck Award for Best Professional Long Written Work winner[14]
- 2018 Stella Prize shortlist[15]
- 2018 Reading Women Award fiction shortlist[16]
- 2018 Norma K. Hemming Award Long Work winner[17]
- 2018 MUD Literary Prize finalist[18]
- 2018 Australian Indie Book of the Year Debut Fiction longlist[19]
- 2018 Ditmar Award Best New Talent nomination[20]
- 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards Matt Richell award for new writer of the year shortlist[21]
- 2017 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel shortlist[22]
- 2016 black&write! Indigenous Writers Fellowship winner[23]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Terra Nullius". thestellaprize.com.au. The Stella Prize. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Alison Whittaker (29 August 2017). "Not As We Know It: Terra Nullius". Sydney Review of Books. Writing and Society Research Centre. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
Terra Nullius is a cleverly multiplicitous text. The reader is an observer who must sit between two apocalyptic colonial moments (one ongoing, one possible) – analogising the latter to better appreciate the former. ... It is an ambitious mirror for settler Australia – by no means prophetic, but revelatory.
- ^ Catherine Noske (December 2017). "Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (subscription required)". Australian Book Review. No. 397. Australian Book Review Inc. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Terra Nullius (starred review)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
Artfully combining elements of literary, historical, and speculative fiction, this allegorical novel is surprising and unforgettable.
- ^ Gary K. Wolfe (26 November 2018). "Gary K. Wolfe Reviews Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman". Locus. Locus SF Foundation. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
Coleman is not at all interested in being subtle about drawing these parallels, nor does she need to be: she gets her point across with powerful, disturbing, and often extremely violent portrayals of the subjugation of a native population that can't help but echo history.
- ^ "Book Reviews (subscription required)". Antipodes. 33 (1). American Association for Australian Literary Studies: 166, 167. June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
While the outset of the book begins in a world with which we may be more familiar, the story swiftly transforms into a science-fiction sort of future in which the tensions between colonizers and colonized are explored from a distinctive perspective.
- ^ David Knight (26 September 2017). "Book Review: Terra Nullius". The Adelaide Review. Opinion Media. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
Terra Nullius is a powerful, sobering piece of writing that makes us face an Australia we try to forget, but should always remember.
- ^ Erich Mayer (31 August 2017). "Writing and Publishing: Reviews". artshub.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Terra Nullius". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
A delightfully duplicitous noodle-bender that flips the script on the Indigenous Australian survival narrative.
- ^ Faye Chadwell (2018). "Terra Nullius". Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
If there's one weakness, it's the deluge of characters to accommodate. Otherwise, this promising first novel, ..., demonstrates Coleman's promise as a creative storyteller.
- ^ "Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards Announces 2019 Book Shortlist". sites.dartmouth.edu. Neukom Institute for Computational Science. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 Books". dublinliteraryaward.ie. Dublin City Library & Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2018". wheelercentre.com. Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Best WA Professional Long Written Work: Winners". austlit.edu.au. Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "The 2018 Stella Prize". thestellaprize.com.au. The Stella Prize. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Reading Women Award fiction shortlist". readingwomenpodcast.com. Reading Women, LLC. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "2018 Norma K. Hemming Award Winners". normakhemmingaward.org. The Norma K Hemming Award. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Schmidt wins inaugural MUD Literary Prize for debut fiction". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Longlist Announced for the 2018 Indie Book Awards". indiebookawards.com.au. Australian Independent Bookseller. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "2018 Ditmar Award Winners". locusmag.com. Locus Publications. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "ABIAs 2018 shortlists announced". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Tehani (15 February 2018). "2017 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement". aurealisawards.org. Aurealis Awards. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Past winners". slq.qld.gov.au. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 13 August 2021.