Palya by Stewart Roper
Type
Hardcover
Author
Dimensions
h285mm x w285mm
Weight
1.5kg
ISBN
9781743058718
Published
August 29, 2022
Publisher
Wakefield Press
Number of Pages
164
Category
Stock
Palya by Stewart Roper
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A stunning photographic book from two decades on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in north western South Australia.
Palya: Good. Palya is used often in Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara and can have a variety of meanings, all essentially translating to 'good', as in 'I am feeling good (well)', or 'That is good'. It is also used in greeting as in 'Nyuntu palya; you well?' with the reply 'Uwa-na, palya; yes, fine'.
Stewart Roper was born in Greenock, Scotland, and emigrated to Australia with his family as 'ten pound poms' on the good ship SS Oronsay. He worked in a variety of jobs before undertaking studies in nursing which eventually led to him travelling to work on the Pitjantjatjara Lands in remote north west South Australia and, much to his surprise (and possibly the consternation of some), he has continued to work with the same health service for the last thirty years. Palya is his first book, documenting experiences with the Pitjantjatjara and their ruggedly beautiful country during this period. For the last twenty years he has lived mostly in the idyllic seaside town of Port Willunga, just south of Adelaide in South Australia, with his wife Rita Reitano.
Palya: Good. Palya is used often in Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara and can have a variety of meanings, all essentially translating to 'good', as in 'I am feeling good (well)', or 'That is good'. It is also used in greeting as in 'Nyuntu palya; you well?' with the reply 'Uwa-na, palya; yes, fine'.
Stewart Roper was born in Greenock, Scotland, and emigrated to Australia with his family as 'ten pound poms' on the good ship SS Oronsay. He worked in a variety of jobs before undertaking studies in nursing which eventually led to him travelling to work on the Pitjantjatjara Lands in remote north west South Australia and, much to his surprise (and possibly the consternation of some), he has continued to work with the same health service for the last thirty years. Palya is his first book, documenting experiences with the Pitjantjatjara and their ruggedly beautiful country during this period. For the last twenty years he has lived mostly in the idyllic seaside town of Port Willunga, just south of Adelaide in South Australia, with his wife Rita Reitano.
