Dr. Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the End of the World

Dr. Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the End of the World
ISBN: 9781925706826
Publication Date: 6 August 2019

The young Wooreddy recognised the omen immediately, accidentally stepping on it while bounding along the beach: something slimy, something eerily cold and not from the earth. Since it had come from the sea, it was an evil omen.

Soon after, many people died mysteriously, others disappeared without a trace, and once-friendly families became bitter enemies. The islanders muttered, 'It's the times', but Wooreddy alone knew more: the world was coming to an end.

In Mudrooroo's unforgettable novel, considered by many to be his masterpiece, the author evokes with fullest irony the bewilderment and frailty of the last native Tasmanians, as they come face to face with the clumsy but inexorable power of their white destroyers.

About the Author

Colin Thomas Johnson, better known by his nom de plume Mudrooroo, was a novelist, poet, essayist and playwright. He was described as one of the most enigmatic literary figures of Australia and his many works are centred on Australian Aboriginal characters and Aboriginal topics.