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A gothic, brilliant success: The Poison of Polygamy brings the first Chinese-Australian novel to the stage after 113 years.
- Source :
- Conversation (Conversation Media Group Ltd); 6/13/2023, p3-3, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The Preacher is especially forthright on the questions of polygamy, acommon practice in 19th-century China, which took on a new life amongoverseas Chinese migrant communities. Archives tell us Chinese migrants in Australia feared the consequences ifsuch rituals were neglected, even in the chaotic environmental mess of theAustralian goldfields. [Extracted from the article]
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Conversation (Conversation Media Group Ltd)
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 164308622