5HOC, David Duffy
The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 07 May 2002
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Alice K. Turner — 07 May 2002, 07:28

I hoped for an Oz reply. Thanks for clarification--this is not something
that I know much about.

> It is the obvious link, given the "abo" terminology, which I think is
> unique to Australian vernacular, but there is little material specific
> to indigenous Australian traditions in "A Story".  The Dreamtime ended
> long before 1788, though it is a nice conceit to imagining stopping
> with the introduction of European time.  I think it is a nod to Bradbury,
> not _The Exiles_ but a similar short.

Don't remember if I've read the Bradbury. Can you tell us why it's not
Australian?

-alga

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