Mudrooroo

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Mudrooroo (born August 21, 1938 in East Cuballing , Western Australia , as Colin Thomas Johnson; † before or on February 6, 2019 ) was an Australian writer .

biography

Mudrooroo was originally born under the name Colin Thomas Johnson and later changed its name to Mudrooroo Nyoongah, Mudrooroo Narogin, and eventually Mudrooroo. He is often referred to as the founder of Aboriginal literature, although his Aboriginal origins have not been proven and for this reason he has received severe criticism.

Mudrooroo had a rather troubled childhood. His father died before he was born, he was raised by government institutions, and his mother's identity is doubtful. Later he traveled extensively - including to Southeast Asia, India and America - and taught Aboriginal literature at various universities. He said he lived as a nomad and worked on his autobiography.

Works

Novels

  • 1965 Wild Cat Falling
  • 1979 Long Live Sandawarra
  • 1983 Doctor Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World
  • 1988 Doin Wildcat: A Novel Koori Script
  • 1990 Struggling . In Paperbark: A Collection of Black Australian Writings
  • 1991 Master of the Ghost Dreaming
  • 1992 Wildcat Screaming
  • 1993 The Kwinkan
  • 1998 The Undying
  • 1999 underground
  • 2000 Promised Land
  • 2003 The Survivalists

Poetry and Drama

  • 1986 The Song Cycle of Jacky and Selected Poems
  • 1988 Dalwurra: The Black Bittern
  • 1991 The Garden of Gethsemane: Poems From the Lost Decade
  • 1993 The Mudrooroo / Muller Project: A Theatrical Casebook
  • 1996 Pacific Highway Boo-Blooz

Literary criticism

  • 1990 Writing from the Fringe: A Study of Modern Aboriginal Literature
  • 1994 Aboriginal Mythology: An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend
  • 1995 Us Mob
  • 1997 Milli Milli Wangka: Indigenous Literature of Australia

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Mudrooroo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Colin Thomas; Nyoongah, Mudrooroo; Narogin, Mudrooroo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH East Cuballing , Western Australia
DATE OF DEATH before February 6, 2019