A return to the brink

by Rodney Hall

A play that examines both personal courage and the political drama behind a court case in Australia in 1838, which investigated the notorious Myall Creek massacre of 28 aborigines. A nation debating the truth of its historical legacies and the need for reconciliation are central issues.

64 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

About the author

Born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England, Hall came to Australia as a child after World War II and studied at the University of Queensland. Between 1967 and 1978 he was the Poetry Editor of The Australian. After a period living in Shanghai in the 1980s, Hall returned to Australia, and took up residence in Victoria.

Hall has twice won the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal, and has received seven nominations for the prestigious Miles Franklin Award, for which he has twice won ("Just Relations" in 1982 and "The Grisly Wife" in 1994).