Historical Patterns in the Multiple Effects of Rainshadow and The Tall Man

Abstract

Diana Molloy analyses Thea Astley’s *The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow* (1997) and *The Tall Man* (2008) by Chloe Hooper. Both texts are about Palm Island and its inhabitants.

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Published 1 October 2013 in Volume 28 No. 3. Subjects: Aboriginal Australians - Literary portrayal, Aboriginal deaths in custody, Documentaries, Racial abuse, Social change, Violence.

Cite as: Molloy, Diane. ‘Historical Patterns in the Multiple Effects of Rainshadow and The Tall Man.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 28, no. 3, 2013, doi: 10.20314/als.71b5b01207.