The Last Gundir – Nayef Din

A Tribute to Aunty Maroochy: Guiding Light in My Journey

I was queuing up for my crepe avec nutella et banane in the latin quarter in Paris when I received the awful news from Baringa. “Hi Nayef. My mum passed away peacefully this morning.” So many memories returned to me that day. At my favourite Place de la Sorbonne, I sat down and reflected onContinue reading “A Tribute to Aunty Maroochy: Guiding Light in My Journey”

Bennelong

The world’s most famous Aboriginal man Chapter 36 of The Last Gundir novel briefly mentions a character called Bennelong during the (fictional) conversation between the Governor and his private secretary. Despite having less prominence in the novel than Pemulwuy and Bungaree, Bennelong was arguably the most famous Aboriginal man in the world in the 18thContinue reading “Bennelong”