The Window Seat

Archie Weller

• Publisher: University of Queensland Press
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9780702267932

Since Archie Weller was runner-up for the first Vogel Award in 1980 for his novel The Day of the Dog, he has become an important voice in contemporary Indigenous writing. The Window Seat is a collection of his best fiction and a tribute to his contribution to Australian literature. These stories are honest, brutal and moving. In ' The Window Seat' , we witness an old woman' s final journey home through the eyes of the disgruntled white traveller who sits beside her; in ' Stolen Car' , a young Aboriginal man learns his first lesson in rough justice; and in ' Dead Dingo' , we see another rallying against what his friends, life and fate offer him. Together these powerful stories present a rich and rewarding reading experience.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Author Biography
• Title Page
• Imprint Page
• Contents
• Introduction by Ernie Dingo
• Dedication
• Stolen Car
• Dead Dingo
• Sandcastles
• The Storm
• It’s Only a Game
• Ghosts of a Form Present
• Dead Roses
• The Island
• The Lilies of the Valley
• Chains around My Heart
• Spirit Woman
• Walking with Mermaids
• Illusions
• Confessions of a Headhunter
• The Poppies Grow in Flanders Fields
• Whanua
• 67 Yagan Way
• Deserts
• The Window Seat
• Author’s Notes
• Glossary
• Acknowledgements
• Publisher’s Note