Black Sheep Journey to Borroloola

In this highly original book, Nicholas Jose sets out to discover Roger Jose -- perhaps a distant relative -- and his life in a remote Aboriginal community on Australia's farthest shore. Roger's chosen motto, still pinned up in Borroloola, was 'Man's greatness is the fewness of his needs.' In his journey through the Gulf of Carpentaria searching for Roger, Nicholas Jose also met a young Gangalidda man, Murrandoo Yanner, representative of some of the most deprived Aboriginal communities in Australia who has committed himself to fighting for his people's rights in their vast and beautiful traditional territory. This book is the absorbing response of a modern writer to his own heritage.

Nicholas Jose has published stories, essays, translations, a memoir and several novels, including Paper Nautilus (1987), Avenue of Eternal Peace (1989), The Rose Crossing (1994) and The Custodians (1997).