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Jack Davis (1) (1917–2000)

Author of No Sugar

For other authors named Jack Davis, see the disambiguation page.

13+ Works 346 Members 2 Reviews

Works by Jack Davis

No Sugar (1986) 91 copies, 1 review
Paperbark: A Collection of Black Australian Writings (Uqp Black Australian Writers Series) (1990) — Editor; Contributor — 54 copies, 1 review
Plays from Black Australia (Play Collections) (1989) 33 copies
A Boy's Life (1993) 32 copies
Kullark (Home) / The Dreamers (Currency Press Plays) (1982) 31 copies
The Dreamers (Plays) (1996) 20 copies
Black life : poems (1992) 19 copies
Honey Spot (1988) 17 copies
The First Born and Other Poems (1970) 16 copies
Barungin (Smell the Wind) (Plays) (1989) 12 copies
John Pat and Other Poems (1988) 9 copies
Jagardoo : poems from Aboriginal Australia (1977) 8 copies
In our town (1992) 4 copies
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Associated Works

Macquarie Pen Anthology of Aboriginal Literature (2008) — Contributor — 58 copies, 4 reviews
Us fellas: An anthology of Aboriginal writing (1987) — Contributor — 10 copies
Facing Writers : Australia's Leading Writers Talk with Dagmar Strauss (1990) — Contributor — 6 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Davis, Jack
Birthdate
1917-03-11
Date of death
2000-03-17
Gender
male
Occupations
poet
playwright
Awards and honors
Order of the British Empire (Member, 1976)
Order of Australia (1985)
Nationality
Australia
Birthplace
Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia
Places of residence
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Associated Place (for map)
Western Australia, Australia

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Reviews

2 reviews
EricaJones1 review
No Sugar (Currency Plays) by Jack Davis
It was good for political purposes.
Jun 24, 2017
flexnib66 reviews
Paperbark: A Collection of Black Australian Writings by Jack Davis
A collection featuring works by famous Aboriginal writers, artists and activists such as Jack Davis, Jimmy Pike, Sally Morgan, Archie Weller and Pat Dodson.
Oct 24, 2005

Awards

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Western Australian Premier's Book Awards

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Leanne Hollingsworth Contributor
Herbie Laughton Contributor
Gloria Brennan Contributor
Pat Dodson Contributor
Gary Foley Contributor
Ellen Draper Contributor
Rob Riley Contributor
Paddy Roe Contributor
Jimmy Pike Contributor
Robert Bropho Contributor
David Unaipon Contributor
Ruby Langford Contributor
Hyllus Maris Contributor
Jimmy Chi Contributor
William Ferguson Contributor
Bob Randall Contributor
Nimbaliman Contributor

Statistics

Works
13
Also by
3
Members
346
Popularity
#69,042
Rating
3.8
Reviews
2
ISBNs
85
Languages
4

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