On the Java Ridge
On the Java Ridge is a 2017 novel by Australian writer Jock Serong.[1] The novel is set in the days leading up to a fictional 2018 Federal election, and and its narrative moves from the point of view of a cabinet minister in Canberra to two phinisi: one, the Java Ridge of the book's title, fitted for luxury surf tourism, the other an Indonesian fishing boat carrying asylum seekers.[2].
References
- ^ Adrian McKinty (4 September 2017). "On the Java Ridge review: Jock Serong plunges into politics and refugee policy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Miriam Cosic (August 2017). "On the Java Ridge by Jock Serong". Australian Book Review. No. 393. Retrieved 18 April 2025.