Alexis Wright knew there was no way she could capture a personality as significant as that of Indigenous activist Leigh Bruce “Tracker” Tilmouth in a conventional biography, so she didn’t try. That book, simply titled Tracker, has just won the sixth annual Stella prize for writing by Australian women, worth $50,000. Tracker by Alexis Wright review – a weighty portrait of a complex man Read moreThe judging panel, chaired by co-owner of Avid Reader bookshop Fiona Stager, called Tracker, published by Giramondo, an “extraordinary, majestic book” that was “almost operatic in scale”. Tracker Tilmouth was an Arrente man known for his relentless advocacy for Indigenous people. Tracker is Wright’s fifth book; her previous works include the novels Plains of Promise, The Swan Book and Carpentaria, and the nonfiction work Grog War.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2018 09:22 UTC