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Nicolas Rothwell

May 20, 2023

Nicolas Rothwell is a journalist and the Northern Australia correspondent for The Australian newspaper. He is also an award-winning writer with two novels and several works of non-fiction to his name.

Background

Rothwell is the child of Czech and Australian parents. His father Bruce Rothwell was a prominent journalist, and the family resided in Australia, Washington DC, and New York among other places. Rothwell attended boarding school in Switzerland and France, and graduated from the University of Oxford. In the 1980s and early 1990s he was a foreign correspondent for The Australian and reported from the Americas, the Pacific and Western and Eastern Europe, latterly during the Yugoslav conflict. Burned out by the latter upheaval, in the 1990s he sought out a posting in Australia, again for The Australian newspaper. As of 2022, he was based in Far North Queensland.[1] His partner is indigenous activist and politician Alison Anderson.

Journalism

The majority of Rothwell's articles can be found in The Australian newspaper. Some of the best are collected in his book Another Country (2007). He won a Walkley Award in 2006 for his journalistic coverage of Indigenous Affairs.

Rothwell has been critical of extensive welfare payments to Indigenous Australians.[2]

Books

Aside from the novels Heaven and Earth (2009) and Red Heaven (2022), Rothwell's books are listed as non-fiction, but always highly personalized and offering romantic accounts of northern Australia. He combines copious literary references with personal observations.

Wings of the Kite-Hawk (2003) was widely praised for its accounts of the eccentric people and timeless landscapes of the region, as he followed the footsteps of explorers Leichhardt, Sturt, Giles and Strehlow. Another Country (2007) is a compilation of Rothwell's journalism, consisting of shorter accounts of meeting "mystics and artists, explorers and healers". It was deemed to have been finely written but sometimes detached in style.[3][4] Journeys to the Interior is about "death, friendship, travel and art".

In The Red Highway, Rothwell evokes his own path, when he says "people who come to northern Australia come here because they’re lost, or searching, or on the edge of life, and silence, and they're chasing after some kind of pattern, some redemption they think might be lurking, on the line of the horizon, out in the faint, receding perspectives of the bush".[5] The Red Highway is a "sandy, dusty realm", a landscape which has an "interwoven, interconnected quality: a musical aspect – a repetition, and variation: the way the light filtering through the stringy-barks echoes, and speaks to the changes in the landforms; the way shape and pattern are multiplied at different levels, so that the branching arms of a river delta seem like the veins of a leaf ...".[6]

Books

  • Rothwell, N. 1999. Heaven and Earth. Duffy & Snellgrove Publishers.
  • Rothwell, N. 2003. Wings of the Kite Hawk. Sydney: Picador. Reprinted Black Inc. 2009
  • Rothwell, N. 2007. Another Country. Melbourne: Black Inc.
  • Rothwell, N. 2009. The Red Highway. Melbourne: Black Inc.
  • Rothwell, N. 2010. Journeys to the Interior. Melbourne: Black Inc.
  • Rothwell, N. 2013. Belomor. Melbourne: Text Publishing.
  • Rothwell, N. 2016. Quicksilver. Melbourne: Text Publishing.
  • Rothwell, N. 2021. Red Heaven. Melbourne: Text Publishing.

Articles

  • Rothwell, N. 2008. Travels in the Northern realm: the idea of the North.
  • Rothwell, N. 2008. Marcia Langton and Noel Pearson. The Australian Literary Review, Sept 2008
  • Rothwell, N. 2009. Our Fourth World.
  • Rothwell, N. 2009. Into the Red: Haydn in the Outback

Video

Marcia Langton and Nicolas Rothwell on The Red Highway 2009 http://www.blackincbooks.com/blackitv/red-highway-nicolas-rothwell

Audio

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b Burke, Kelly (13 December 2022). "Prime Minister's Literary awards 2022: Nicolas Rothwell and Mark Willacy win major prizes". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ Rothwell, N. 2009. Our Fourth World. 30 May 2009.
  3. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/another-country/2007/02/09/1170524282514.html Marin Flanegan in the Age
  4. ^ Mordue M. 2007. Review of 'Another Country'. Sun Herald Extra, 15 April
  5. ^ Bilson G. 2009. Review of The Red Highway. Australian Book Review. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~abr/Current/may09bilsonreview.htm
  6. ^ From a speech given at the ABC’s North Australia Forum and published in The Monthly, in July 2008
  7. ^ "Nicolas Rothwell: The Landscape Behind the Landscape". National Library of Australia. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

May 20, 2023
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Nicolas Rothwell is a journalist and the Northern Australia correspondent for The Australian newspaper He is also an award winning writer with two novels and several works of non fiction to his name Contents 1 Background 2 Journalism 3 Books 3 1 Books 3 2 Articles 3 3 Video 3 4 Audio 4 Awards and recognition 5 ReferencesBackground EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rothwell is the child of Czech and Australian parents His father Bruce Rothwell was a prominent journalist and the family resided in Australia Washington DC and New York among other places Rothwell attended boarding school in Switzerland and France and graduated from the University of Oxford In the 1980s and early 1990s he was a foreign correspondent for The Australian and reported from the Americas the Pacific and Western and Eastern Europe latterly during the Yugoslav conflict Burned out by the latter upheaval in the 1990s he sought out a posting in Australia again for The Australian newspaper As of 2022 update he was based in Far North Queensland 1 His partner is indigenous activist and politician Alison Anderson Journalism EditThe majority of Rothwell s articles can be found in The Australian newspaper Some of the best are collected in his book Another Country 2007 He won a Walkley Award in 2006 for his journalistic coverage of Indigenous Affairs Rothwell has been critical of extensive welfare payments to Indigenous Australians 2 Books EditAside from the novels Heaven and Earth 2009 and Red Heaven 2022 Rothwell s books are listed as non fiction but always highly personalized and offering romantic accounts of northern Australia He combines copious literary references with personal observations Wings of the Kite Hawk 2003 was widely praised for its accounts of the eccentric people and timeless landscapes of the region as he followed the footsteps of explorers Leichhardt Sturt Giles and Strehlow Another Country 2007 is a compilation of Rothwell s journalism consisting of shorter accounts of meeting mystics and artists explorers and healers It was deemed to have been finely written but sometimes detached in style 3 4 Journeys to the Interior is about death friendship travel and art In The Red Highway Rothwell evokes his own path when he says people who come to northern Australia come here because they re lost or searching or on the edge of life and silence and they re chasing after some kind of pattern some redemption they think might be lurking on the line of the horizon out in the faint receding perspectives of the bush 5 The Red Highway is a sandy dusty realm a landscape which has an interwoven interconnected quality a musical aspect a repetition and variation the way the light filtering through the stringy barks echoes and speaks to the changes in the landforms the way shape and pattern are multiplied at different levels so that the branching arms of a river delta seem like the veins of a leaf 6 Books Edit Rothwell N 1999 Heaven and Earth Duffy amp Snellgrove Publishers Rothwell N 2003 Wings of the Kite Hawk Sydney Picador Reprinted Black Inc 2009 Rothwell N 2007 Another Country Melbourne Black Inc Rothwell N 2009 The Red Highway Melbourne Black Inc Rothwell N 2010 Journeys to the Interior Melbourne Black Inc Rothwell N 2013 Belomor Melbourne Text Publishing Rothwell N 2016 Quicksilver Melbourne Text Publishing Rothwell N 2021 Red Heaven Melbourne Text Publishing Articles Edit Rothwell N 2008 Travels in the Northern realm the idea of the North Rothwell N 2008 Indigenous insiders chart an end to victimhood refers toMarcia Langton and Noel Pearson The Australian Literary Review Sept 2008 Rothwell N 2009 Our Fourth World Rothwell N 2009 Into the Red Haydn in the OutbackVideo Edit Marcia Langton and Nicolas Rothwell on The Red Highway 2009 http www blackincbooks com blackitv red highway nicolas rothwell Audio Edit The Landscape Behind the Landscape 2014 Eric Rolls Memorial Lecture 7 Awards and recognition EditWinner Prime Minister s Literary Award for fiction 2022 for Red Heaven 1 References Edit a b Burke Kelly 13 December 2022 Prime Minister s Literary awards 2022 Nicolas Rothwell and Mark Willacy win major prizes The Guardian Retrieved 13 December 2022 Rothwell N 2009 Our Fourth World 30 May 2009 http www theage com au news book reviews another country 2007 02 09 1170524282514 html Marin Flanegan in the Age Mordue M 2007 Review of Another Country Sun Herald Extra 15 April Bilson G 2009 Review of The Red Highway Australian Book Review http home vicnet net au abr Current may09bilsonreview htm From a speech given at the ABC s North Australia Forum and published in The Monthly in July 2008 Nicolas Rothwell The Landscape Behind the Landscape National Library of Australia 22 October 2014 Retrieved 8 October 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template 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