num_pages: 246
description: Black Rock White City is a novel about the damages of war the limits of choice and the hope of love. During a hot Melbourne summer Jovans cleaning work at a bayside hospital is disrupted by acts of graffiti and violence becoming increasingly malevolent. For Jovan the mysterious words that must be cleaned away dislodge the poetry of the past. He and his wife Suzana were forced to flee Sarajevo and the death of their children. Intensely human yet majestic in its moral vision Black Rock White City is an essential story of Australias suburbs now of displacement and immediate threat and the unexpected responses of two refugees as they try to reclaim their dreams. It is a breathtaking roar of energy that explores the immigrant experience with ferocity beauty and humour.
language: English
title: Black Rock White City
publisher: Transit Lounge Australia