AWW23: Truth in Fiction - Paul Daley

Chair: Jack Latimore

Journalist Paul Daley has long been preoccupied by the myths of white Australia and the collective amnesia when it comes to our shameful national past. His latest novel, Jesustown, set in the mid-20th century in a remote Aboriginal community, is a study of the multi-generational effects of Australian colonial violence. He talks to Jack Latimore about why Jesustown had to be a novel and what fiction can contribute to truth.

Event details: Mon 06 Mar, 12:00pm on the West Stage