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Monica Tan's Stranger Country

Wed, 06 Mar

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The Vanguard Newtown

Join us for the launch of Monica Tan's Stranger Country, and find out what happens when a 32-year-old first-generation Aussie woman decides to chuck in a dream job, pack a sleeping bag and tent, and hit the long, dusty road for 6 months. Monica is in-conversation with Bridie Jabour & Mariko Smith.

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Monica Tan's Stranger Country
Monica Tan's Stranger Country

Time & Location

06 Mar 2019, 6:30 pm

The Vanguard Newtown, 42 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia

Guests

About The Event

Join us at for the launch of Monica Tan's remarkable Stranger Country. Officially launching the book is federal senator Mehreen Faruqi. This will be followed by a panel discussion on what it means to be Australian in 2019, hosted by Stranger Country author Monica Tan, and joined by author and Guardian editor Bridie Jabour (The Way Things Should Be), academic and assistant museum curator Mariko Smith, and filmmaker Tyson Mowarin (Connection to Country).

About The Book

What happens when a 32-year-old first-generation Australian woman decides to chuck in a dream job, pack a sleeping bag and tent, and hit the long, dusty road for six months? Thirty thousand kilometres later, Monica Tan has the answer, and it completely surprises her. Tracks meets Wild in this account of Chinese Australian journalist Monica Tan's six month odyssey though outback Australia.

"Will I ever really belong to this country? As a Chinese Australian?…

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    Your ticket to the launch, plus a pre-ordered copy of Stranger Country. Please note: the venue for this event - The Vanguard - is strictly adults only.

    $32.99

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