Another Country

by Nicolas Rothwell

For several years now, Nicolas Rothwell has travelled the length and breadth of Northern and Central Australia. This book tells the story of desert journeys and encounters with mystics and artists, explorers and healers. It also gathers together Rothwell's groundbreaking pieces on Aboriginal art and society, and on Darwin and the lure of the North. Another Country is a portrait of people and places. It is also a literary achievement - a mesmerising, many-faceted journey into another Australia.

Genres: Nonfiction, Australia, Travel

305 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Nicolas Rothwell is the award-winning author of Wings of the Kite-Hawk; The Red Highway, Journeys to the Interior and Another Country. He is the northern correspondent for The Australian.

Reviews

[M. Sarki · Rating 2 out of 5]

I asked myself once too often why I was continuing to read this book when it was giving me nothing in return? And when nobody failed to answer me, again and again, I finally said enough of this and put the book down for good. It is my hope that somebody else can get from this what I could not. But unless you are an interested party in Aboriginal life and history in Australia then I shall carry my doubts with me. The book became too much of a burden to me so I set my load down among these quiet stones. As boring as these pieces proved to be I cannot imagine his fiction to be as good as reported by respected others. At least not for me.

[Davina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did not always agree with the sentiment but beautiful writing

[Ery · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very disjointed story of book, with pieces opening up an idea and then dropping them. No real depth. As much as you wanted to know more, he'd have wrapped up a piece and then moved on -- he spends most of his time on the artists of the desert, but it's frustrating that then he drops this again!