When the Pelican Laughed: NovelThe story of Alice Nannup, born in 1911 to an Aboriginal mother and European father. At the age of 12 she was taken south to be trained in domestic service. The book traces her life from 1911-91, and is the first published study focussing on Western Australian Aboriginal women in domestic service. |
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| Title | When the Pelican Laughed: Novel |
| Authors | Alice Nannup, Lauren Marsh, Stephen Kinnane |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Freemantle Arts Centre Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 15 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 1863680209, 9781863680202 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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