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Alternative title: Books That Made Us : The Companion to the ABC TV Series
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Books that Made Us
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'A cultural history of Australia told through our fiction.

'Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad. In this companion book to the ABC TV series, Carl Reinecke looks at the history of Australian culture through the books we have read and the stories we have told.

'Touching on colonial invasion, the bush myth, world wars, mass migration, the recognition of Indigenous sovereignty and the emergence of a modern, global, multicultural nation Carl examines how these pivotal events and persuasive ideas have shaped some of Australia's most influential novels, and how these books, in turn, made us.

'In a panoramic account of Australian fiction stretching from Marcus Clarke to Melissa Lucashenko, Patrick White to Peter Carey, and Henry Handel Richardson to Michelle de Kretser, this is a new history of key authors and compelling books that have kept us reading and made a difference for over 200 years.'

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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: ABC Books , 2021 .
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      Extent: 368p.p.
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      • Published 17th November 2021
      ISBN: 9780733341571 (pbk), 9781460713501 (ebk)

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

Have We Moved On From Cultural Cringe? 'Books That Made Us' Puts Australian Literature in the Spotlight Maani Truu , 2021 single work
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2021;
'Great books can shape lives — so, it's no surprise that the people who inspire us to dive into the world of literature can also leave an enduring mark.'
Have We Moved On From Cultural Cringe? 'Books That Made Us' Puts Australian Literature in the Spotlight Maani Truu , 2021 single work
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2021;
'Great books can shape lives — so, it's no surprise that the people who inspire us to dive into the world of literature can also leave an enduring mark.'
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