The Queen Is Dead: The passionate and powerful bestselling book by critically acclaimed journalist and author of Tears of Strangers and Talking to My Country
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Publisher Description
From Stan Grant, leading journalist and author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers Talking to My Country and Australia Day, comes an extraordinary and powerful call to action.
Shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA Social Impact Book of the Year Award and the 2024 Australian Book Design Awards Best Designed Non-Fiction Cover
Longlisted for the 2023 Australian Political Book of the Year, the 2024 Indie Book Awards and the 2024 BookPeople Non-Fiction Book of the Year
'History is not weighted on the scales, it is felt in our bones. It is worn on our skin. It is scarred in memory.'
The Queen reigned for seventy years. She came to the throne at the height of Empire and died with the world at a tipping point. What comes next after the death of what Stan Grant calls 'the last white Queen'?
From one of our most respected and award-winning journalists, Stan Grant, The Queen is Dead is a searing, viscerally powerful, emotionally unstoppable, pull-no-punches book on the bitter legacy of colonialism for indigenous people. Taking us on a journey through the world's fault lines, from the war in Ukraine, the rise of China, the identity wars, the resurgence of white supremacy, and the demand that Black Lives Matter, The Queen is Dead is a full-throated, impassioned argument on the necessity for an end to monarchy in Australia, the need for a Republic, and what needs to be done - through the Voice to Parliament and beyond - to address and redress the pain and sorrow and humiliations of the past.
Momentous and timely, The Queen is Dead carries an urgent, undeniable and righteous demand for justice, for a reckoning, and a just settlement with First Nations people.
'Grant is a poetic and moving writer ... When he writes of the continuing denial of Indigenous suffering, there is a searing anger that demands empathy. In the year of the Voice, his struggle speaks to all of us.' Sydney Morning Herald
'Stan Grant's The Queen is Dead is the most profound and interesting book I have read in a long time. It will be regarded as a seminal work on the path of Australians coming to terms with their history.' The Newtown Review of Books
'Powerful and raw ... in writing this book, Grant has done us all a great service.' Readings
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi author and journalist Stan Grant delivers a masterful exploration of the oppressive legacy of colonialism in his fifth book, The Queen is Dead. Drawing on personal experience, historical facts and political analysis, Grant skilfully weaves together seemingly unrelated events and ideas, shedding light on broader patterns of racism and colonialism worldwide. His expertise as an international affairs analyst is on full display as he covers topics including the history of China and the West, Black Lives Matter and, of course, the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Written in a style that is both lyrical and uncompromising, this is a powerful and thought-provoking cry for justice and a reckoning with Whiteness. Grant's passion for the subject matter is striking, and readers will be left with a renewed sense of urgency about confronting injustice and working towards a more equitable world.
Customer Reviews
A view to the future
Relevant and coherent, Stan confronts us and makes us feel the things we don’t want to. A great read, that should be taken into account when developing school syllabus and political policy.
An important book at any time, but especially now.
I found this book uncomfortable but so important, and it offers love and grace as a path to a shared future.
As powerful and hard-hitting as ever
Another must-read book from Stan Grant that brings the monarchy into proper focus in an Australian context. Couldn’t put it down and it’s stuck with since