Deadly, Unna? by Phillip Gwynne
'Deadly, unna?' He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common. Dumby's the star of the footy team, he's got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and he's a Nunga. Blacky's a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white. But they're friends... and it could be deadly, unna?
This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in South Australia is a rites-of-passage story about two boys confronting the depth of racism that exists all around them.
About the Author
Phillip Gwynne's first novel Deadly Unna? the literary hit of 1998, has now sold over 180,000 copies. It was made into the feature film Australian Rules for which Phillip won an AFI award. The sequel, Nukkin Ya, was published to great acclaim in 2000. He has also written The Worst Team Ever, Born to Bake, and A Chook Called Harry in the Aussie Bites series, and Jetty Rats. Phillip's latest novel, the adult detective thriller The Build Up, is being made into a 13-part TV series on SBS, and his YA novel, Swerve, will be published in 2010.
He now lives in Leura, New South Wales, with his wife and three children: aged 17, 2 and 1.
12-17
Paperback | 288 pages
19.7 x 12.9 x 2.1 | 274g
04 May 1998
Penguin Random House Australia
Puffin
Hawthorn, Australia
English
0141300493
9780141300498
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including a very, very minor scuff marks on the bottom-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. A previous owner has covered book in a plastic dust jacket which has kept the cover clean. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, and very minor highlighting of text (1.5 lines have been highlighted in yellow on pg: 5 - no other highlighting anywhere else in the book). No writing in margins. No missing pages.