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Title:
A Man Called Yarra (MP3)
Written by:
Robert HillmanStan Yarramunua 
Read by:
Robert Preston 
Format:
Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book 
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Duration:
6 hours 57 minutes 
MP3 size:
301 MB 
Published:
September 28 2018 
Available Date:
September 28 2018 
Age Category:
Adult 
ISBN:
9781489457653 
Genres:
Non-fiction; Australian; Memoirs 
Publisher:
ABC Audio 
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An inspiring memoir of overcoming hardship and striving for a better life.

‘I’m a Wathaurong man. I’m an artist who draws on life in this big red and yellow and black country.’ Stan ‘Yarra’ Yarramunua: artist, musician, actor, social worker, businessman. From growing up in poverty in Swan Hill – and sometimes on the road, with his itinerant father – Yarra had a tumultuous and often rough childhood. He learnt early how to lift a wallet or two, and grew into a ratbag who looked set to follow in his father’s footsteps: fall into one too many skirmishes with the law; have one too many drinks, sliding down the path to alcoholism. Yet after years of addiction, Stan gave up drinking, discovered painting and found his true name of Yarramunua. Soon he was selling his traditional paintings, and hand-crafted clapsticks, didgeridoos and boomerangs, at markets across Melbourne. He opened one of the first privately owned Aboriginal art galleries in Australia, and represented Indigenous artists from around the country, including from the desert regions. Today, Yarra is an internationally renowned artist and performer. But he hasn’t forgotten his roots: he is committed to improving the lives of Aboriginal kids in his home town, and has helped many young Indigenous men find their way out of addiction and despair. This is an inspiring story of a remarkable man overcoming hardship, striving for a better life, and reclaiming his ancestry.

'Yarramunua recounts his early years with a touch of nostalgia ... a rewarding and inspiring tale.'
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