《神秘的河流》是澳大利亚女作家凯特·格伦薇尔的一部著名小说。这部小说讲述主人公威廉·桑希尔一家在澳大利亚新大陆的拓荒生活。白人与土著人之间对土地的争夺是这部小说的中心线索。作者客观地讲述了白人囚犯在英国和澳大利亚生存的艰辛以及土著人对土地的依赖,并对土著人和白人都表现出了同情之情。 The Mysterious River is a famous novel by Australian woman writer Kate Grunwal. The novel tells the story of the protagonist William Thornhill, a pioneering newcomer to Australia. The fight for land between whites and aborigines is the central clue to the novel. The author objectively describes the hardships of white prisoners surviving in the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as the indigenous dependency on the land, as well as showing sympathy for both indigenous and whites.