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you're australian, yes?

i'm doing research on australian literature.

do you have any favorite australian writers?

australian.

(schnurricane, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 3:59, archived)

hmmm

I can't say I know many Australian authors. The famous ones are Colleen McCulloch and Thomas Kinneally (not sure of the spelling).

Being a scifi fan, I rather enjoy the work of Sara Douglass and Matthew Reilly, neither of which I'd consider "Australian Literature" :)

Personaly I think the stereotyped 'aussie culture' of bbqs, flies, dingos, thongs (flipflops), arid sheep stations and the black stump to be rather boring.

I rather enjoyed a book called Changi Photographer by a guy named George Aspinal which is an illustrated tale of a guy taking photos during the Japanese occupation of Singapore.

Probably not a lot of help, but there y'go :)

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Ratsta, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 4:08, archived)

no, very helpful.

thank you.

(schnurricane, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 4:11, archived)

Peter Carey

...!

and that gay guy... Patrick White.

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Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 4:13, archived)

here's more Aussie writers

than you can shake a boomerang at:

ozlit.vicnet.net.au/

and of course the National Library has a selection of links:

www.nla.gov.au/oz/litsites.html

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Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 4:17, archived)

woot!

much thankles, my friend.

now goodnight!

(schnurricane, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 4:18, archived)

thank you very much.

now goodnight!

(schnurricane, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 4:17, archived)

Peter Carey's great

read Bliss first.

or rent the movie.

:D

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Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 4:19, archived)

Miles Franklin

Give her a Googling. She's fairly significant.

*relurks*

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HairyCanary as Ann B. Davis as Alice, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 6:38, archived)