Wild Cat Falling
First Edition
AuthorMudrooroo
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAngus and Robertson
Publication date
1965
Media typePrint
Pages131

Wild Cat Falling is a 1965 novel by Australian author Mudrooroo (Colin Johnson). The novel depicts the life of a former 'bodgie' as he leaves gaol and cynically searches for purpose in life. The author leaves the main character unnamed, although near the end, an old man says that this character is "Jessie Duggan's boy." The novel uses a series of flashbacks to highlight the character's struggle in the past. Wild Cat Falling also shows the effects of the Australian Government's former policy of Assimilation and an Aboriginal's struggle for access and equity in the Australian legal system. As a result of this Wild Cat Falling has been said to be a 'political message'.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ litencyc.com Wild Cat Falling
  2. ↑ "Wild Cat Falling- Indigenous classic still relevant as class and race loom large,By Colleen Keane, February 9, 2015 on The Edge".


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