Mudrooroo

Maureen Clark (University of Wollongong)

Ed. by Paul Sharrad, University of Wollongong
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 9.1.1: Australian Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Susan Kossew (Monash University)

Dates

Born 21 Aug 1938
Activity 1958-ongoing

Places

Born in Australia
Active in Australia

Activities

Primary

Literary Critic/ Historian
Novelist
Poet
Story-writer

Resources

The prolific author Mudrooroo is one of Australia's most provocative and enigmatic literary craftsmen. For over thirty years he has been highly influential in the development of a politics of indigenous literature. A gifted writer, Mudrooroo's fiction, poetry and theories of Aboriginal writing are taught in schools and universities in a number of Australian states. The author's extensive range of work is also known beyond the predominantly English-speaking borders of his country of birth, and has been translated into a number of different languages including Italian, German, Russian, and French.

Mudrooroo was born Colin Thomas Johnson on August 21 1938. Although officially registered in nearby Narrogin, a name the author would …

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Citation: Clark, Maureen. "Mudrooroo". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 June 2004 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3241, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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