Carpentaria

"Alexis Wright's second novel is a vast, sprawling affair that extends magically beyond its hefty 500 pages. It takes you outside the expected scope of narrative time to a place that is simultaneously familiar and astoundingly new."
The Sydney Morning Herald

"Despite highly laudatory reviews, Wright’s 500-plus-page tale of the tortured relations between blacks and whites in the sparsely populated desert country around the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Queensland languished on bookstore shelves."
The New York Times

"[Wright] draws not only on the dramatic topography of the region, but on an essentially non-European vision of humankind's place in the world. This, together with a defiantly individual literary style, can prove challenging at times, but the persistent reader will be amply rewarded."
The Guardian

"Wright, a member of the Waanyi people, turns in stretches of mixed-language patois that is a pleasure but sometimes a challenge to follow ("Big cyclone coming, boy, everybody barrba, jayi, yurrngi-jbangka - you better come with us") as the tale winds its way to the end.A latter-day epic that speaks, lyrically, to the realities and aspirations of Aboriginal life."
Kirkus Reviews