Jul 24 2008
Papua Websites - Press
Fiona Sewell of Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Far North Queensland interviewed Brian Darcey about Bougainville and his novel
Brian Darcey was interviewed on Radio New Zealand International. Go to
and you can read it. Another interview of Brian Darcey can be found on the website,
Bougainville Blue has been reviewed in the Sunshine Coast Regional newspaper
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Here is a review done by someone who has familiarity with Bougainville:
Bougainville Blue – more than a good yarn
Some months ago in these notes, I mentioned the publication of Bougainville Blue, a novel by Brian F Darcey that is more than loosely constructed around events on Bougainville in the couple of decades from the late 1960s. When I noted its publication, I hadn’t read the book, but a current sojourn in Noosa has relieved me of other responsibilities and given me an opportunity to immerse myself in what has turned out to be far more than a rattling good yarn. In fact, Brian subtitles it ‘An Allegory’, which is a neat insight into what the reader can expect.
The novel is articulated through a rich cast of nicely drawn characters, the principal of whom is Josip Nugui, a bright and well educated young Bougainvillean who is inexorably and somewhat reluctantly drawn into the struggle of his people against the development of the copper mine and the massive consequent disruption to the culture and lifestyle of the village people. Continue to read more and look at this fabulous site by KEITH JACKSON
Do you know about this website for people who had a connection with the Bougainville Copper Mine.
Here is the latest news on the Panguna Mine.