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WISDOM MAN The Compassionate Life and Beliefs of a Remarkable Aboriginal Elder

WISDOM MAN The Compassionate Life and Beliefs of a Remarkable Aboriginal Elder Paperback - 2003

by Banjo Clarke, As Told To Camilla Chance

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Banjo Clarke was an elder of the Kirrae Whurrong, a people of the Gunditjmara nation, and was a direct descendant of Queen Truganini. Wisdom Man covers Banjo's life from his childhood on a mission, through the grim years of the Depression, his solo travels in search of work, the birth of his eleven children, and his embrace of the Baha'i faith.

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Camberwell: Penguin / Viking. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition. Paperback. 0670040789 . Banjo Clarke As Told to Camilla Chance. A brief inscription to previous owner by Camilla Chance on title page. With illustrations, a very good copy. Banjo Clarke was an elder of the Kirrae Whurrong, a people of the Gunditjmara nation, and was a direct descendant of Queen Truganini. He was born in 1922 near Warrnambool, and by the time he passed away in March 2000 he was known and loved by thousands for his wisdom and compassion. Wisdom Man covers Banjo's life from his childhood on a mission, through the grim years of the Depression, his solo travels in search of work, the birth of his eleven children, and his embrace of the Baha'i faith, which he found very close to Aboriginal spirituality. His story is one of remarkable forbearance during terrible encounters with racism, cruelty and the loss of loved ones, and is made all the more extraordinary by his lack of bitterness and anger. ; 230 x 155mm; xviii, 284 pages; Signed by Author .
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  • Title WISDOM MAN The Compassionate Life and Beliefs of a Remarkable Aboriginal Elder
  • Author Banjo Clarke, As Told To Camilla Chance
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin / Viking, Camberwell
  • Date 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 26611
  • ISBN 9780670040780 / 0670040789
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.92 x 5.89 x 0.68 in (22.66 x 14.96 x 1.73 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal Australians - Social life and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003446596
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

Banjo Clarke was an elder of the Kirrae Whurrong, a people of the Gunditjmara nation, and was a direct descendant of Queen Truganini. He was born in 1922 near Warrnambool, and by the time he passed away in March 2000 he was known and loved by thousands for his wisdom and compassion.

Wisdom Man covers Banjo’s life from his childhood on a mission, through the grim years of the Depression, his solo travels in search of work, the birth of his eleven children, and his embrace of the Baha’i faith, which he found very close to Aboriginal spirituality. His story is one of remarkable forbearance during terrible encounters with racism, cruelty and the loss of loved ones, and is made all the more extraordinary by his lack of bitterness and anger. Wisdom Man also distils the essence of Aboriginal culture: Banjo constantly points to those aspects which he sees as relevant to all humanity, particularly in terms of our relationship with the land. Banjo Clarke embodied the spirit of reconciliation in its most generous and forgiving form, espousing and living it long before it was given a name, long before it became fashionable.

Includes a foreword by former prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who knew Banjo, and tributes by Archie Roach, Martin Flanagan, Judith Durham, among others – a sample of the wide range of people whose lives he touched. Countless people from all over the world came to Warrnambool to seek him out, and his door was always open to the homeless and the troubled.

From the publisher

Camilla Chance was born in Reading, England and came to Australia in 1946. She has worked as an editor at Faber and Faber, an English teacher and a book reviewer, and now lives in Warrnambool. She became a close friend of Banjo Clarke after first meeting him in 1975. At his request she began interviewing him soon after, continuing until his death some twenty-five years later. Banjo Clarke was convinced that traditional Aboriginal values could help the world counter greed, conceit, and lack of human caring, and he wanted his story recorded in his own words by someone he trusted outside his family.

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About the author

Camilla Chance was born in Reading, England and came to Australia in 1946. She has worked as an editor at Faber and Faber, an English teacher and a book reviewer, and now lives in Warrnambool. She became a close friend of Banjo Clarke after first meeting him in 1975. At his request she began interviewing him soon after, continuing until his death some twenty-five years later. Banjo Clarke was convinced that traditional Aboriginal values could help the world counter greed, conceit, and lack of human caring, and he wanted his story recorded in his own words by someone he trusted outside his family.

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