The crocodile fury
By: Beth Yahp
Publisher: Vagabond Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Newtown, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9781922181336
Subjects: Women; Fiction
Description: "Set in a convent school on a jungle-covered hill on the outskirts of a Southeast Asian city, The Crocodile Fury follows the fortunes of three generations: the grandmother who was a bonded servant when the convent was a rich man's mansion; the mother who works each day in the convent laundry; and the girl who tells the story. Filled with naughty convent girls, a �́�ghostchasing�́� grandmother and stories of mysterious sea creatures and a Lizard Boy who grows into a fierce anti-colonial jungle fighter, Yahp�́�s novel was first published in Australia in 1992. �́�Serpentine and lithe�́Œ distinguished by Yahp's mischievous wit and wondrously spirited storytelling�́� (The Age), The Crocodile Fury is also �́�a novel of wonders... rich with magic, secrets, dragons, curses, ghosts and most importantly stories�́�(Australian Book Review). It won the Victorian Premier�́�s Prize for First Fiction and the NSW Ethnic Affairs Commission Award and has been translated into several languages." -- Publisher's website.
Notes: First published in 1992 by Angus & Robertson.