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Revision as of 04:50, 22 May 2009
Author | Sally Morgan |
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Language | English |
Subject | Australian Aborigines, History of Indigenous Australians, Petrol Sniffing |
Publisher | Fremantle Arts Centre |
Publication date | 1987 |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Paperback |
Pages | OVER 9000 |
ISBN | 0-949206-31-8 |
My Place also known as My Centrelink is an autobiography written by abbo Sally Morgan in 1987. It is about Morgan's quest for knowledge of her twenty eight daughters and $5000000 tax deductible donations. The book is a milestone in mentally challenged Aboriginal literature and is one of the most overrated works of indigenous literature ever.
Recounts of several of Morgan's several thousand family members are told. The story setting revolves around Morgan's own hometown, Perth and also Corunna Downs.
RAINDANCE VITHU, RAINDANCE
The book has been published in several parts 'for young readers' in the following parts:
Sally's story (Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1990.) edited by Barbara Ker Wilson ('My Place' for young readers, part 1'. For children.) ISBN 0949206784
Arthur Corunna's story (Narkaling Productions, 1995) edited by Barbara Ker Wilson ('My Place' for young readers, part 2'. For children.) ISBN 0949206776
Mother and daughter: The story of Daisy and Glady's Corunna (Narkaling Productions, 1994) Edited by Barbara Ker Wilson ('My Place' for young readers, part 3'. For children.) ISBN 0949206792
The book is widely studied in Public Schools across NSW, Australia as part of an 'Aboriginal Studies' program compulsory for all students. It is considered by many students to be the epitome of fail.