{"product_id":"1972-the-chant-of-jimmy-blacksmith-vintage-1st-edition-australian-fiction-book","title":"1972 The Chant Of Jimmy Blacksmith Vintage 1st Edition Australian Fiction Book","description":"\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   1972 The Chant Of Jimmy Blacksmith Vintage 1st Edition Australian Fiction Book\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  The Chant Of Jimmy Blacksmith\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  By Thomas Keneally\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  Published by Angus And Robertson: Sydney 1972\n  \u003cstrong\u003e\n   1st Edition\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   With Original Unclipped Dustjacket\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is Thomas Keneally's powerful historical novel inspired by the life of Jimmy Governor and the events surrounding the Breelong killings in New South Wales in 1900. Keneally freely reimagines the historical figures as Jimmie Blacksmith and his family, using their story to examine the uneasy relations between Aboriginal people and European settlers at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is a work of fiction rather than a literal historical account, but its setting and central drama are firmly rooted in Australian history.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \u003cbr\u003e\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                Jimmie, the son of an Aboriginal mother and a white father, is encouraged by a missionary to adopt European customs, work diligently and seek advancement within colonial society. He becomes a skilled horseman and fencer, marries a white woman and attempts to establish a respectable independent life. Yet despite his efforts, he is repeatedly cheated, humiliated and treated as an outsider by employers and officials, while remaining increasingly separated from the traditional community into which he was born.\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \u003cbr\u003e\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                The accumulated grievances eventually erupt into a terrible act of violence, after which Jimmie, his brother Mort and their reluctant hostage are pursued across the countryside by police, settlers and trackers. Their flight into the rugged mountains of northern New South Wales becomes both a gripping manhunt and a psychological study of a man forced to confront the consequences of his actions. Keneally presents Jimmie as neither a simple hero nor a conventional villain, but as a tragic and divided figure shaped by personal choices, racial hostility and the conflicting demands of two worlds.\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n               Widely regarded as one of Keneally's major novels, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith was shortlisted for the 1972 Booker Prize and later adapted into Fred Schepisi's acclaimed 1978 film. This is the true 1972 first edition, published in Sydney by Angus and Robertson and printed in Australia by Halstead Press. It is presented in its original unclipped dustjacket, featuring Arthur Boyd's painting Frightened Bridegroom I, an especially distinctive feature of this important Australian literary first edition.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Light wear to dustjacket. No inscriptions. Pages clean and well presented. A nice 1st edition copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n           \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n         \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n       \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Size 22.5cm x 14.5cm x 2cm - 178 Pages\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48492667633803,"sku":null,"price":88.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/784763f7-5a4a-49ef-97e1-8e15543a7101.jpg?v=1784628136","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1972-the-chant-of-jimmy-blacksmith-vintage-1st-edition-australian-fiction-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}