{"product_id":"the-stranger-artist-by-quentin-sprague-9781743799321","title":"The Stranger Artist","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2021 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet amid the striking landscapes of the East Kimberley, \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger Artist\u003c\/em\u003e is an evocative and enthralling account of a remarkable decade in Australia’s internationally acclaimed Aboriginal art movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the twentieth century, one-time gallerist Tony Oliver finds himself deeply immersed within a group of senior Gija artists, among them the soon-to-be-renowned painters Paddy Bedford and Freddie Timms. Their unlikely bonds lead to the formation of the groundbreaking Jirrawun Arts, which quickly becomes one of Australia’s most celebrated and controversial art collectives. As Oliver comes to share not only the artists’ many successes but their tragedies too, his own life’s trajectory will forever be altered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuentin Sprague’s \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger Artist\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary contribution to Australia’s cultural history – a sensitive yet unflinching portrait of creative work, of a life between cultures, of both darkness and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244716175596,"sku":"9781743799321","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781743799321-the-stranger-artist-1.jpg?v=1788010717","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-stranger-artist-by-quentin-sprague-9781743799321","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}