Australian Culture (books)
Jun 10th 2003, 3:25 pm
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Australian Culture (books)
Today the Badger has added a note of highbrow culture to the Forum - he went quite Melvin Braggy/Barry Normany for a minute back there with his knowledge of Ozs finest movies.
Anyone read/recommend any good books by Australian authors lately or good fiction about Australia that they have particularly enjoyed? My faves - although haven't read too many are:
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCulloch) (this is a probably a bit girlie but Germaine Greer said it ws the best trashy novel ever written)
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute) (again a bit girlie but brilliant and a lovely story)
The Fatal Shore (Robert Hughes) (this is a superb history of early settlers/convicts going to Australia and is tough and sad etc)
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Anyone read/recommend any good books by Australian authors lately or good fiction about Australia that they have particularly enjoyed? My faves - although haven't read too many are:
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCulloch) (this is a probably a bit girlie but Germaine Greer said it ws the best trashy novel ever written)
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute) (again a bit girlie but brilliant and a lovely story)
The Fatal Shore (Robert Hughes) (this is a superb history of early settlers/convicts going to Australia and is tough and sad etc)
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Jun 10th 2003, 3:43 pm
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Take a look at www.movingdownunder.co.uk/files/books.php
The search box will find you more than you can shake a stick at. !!
The search box will find you more than you can shake a stick at. !!
Jun 10th 2003, 3:47 pm
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Ok I'm going to really, really namedrop now!!!
There is an author called Robert Barratt who has come a real cult figure in australia.
He writes about an ex bouncer/ rugby league player called Les who has adventures all over Australia. boozes, parties, etc.
He actually inspired me to write as well.
Many of them are set on the Central coast of NSW, and one is famously set in the beach town of Terrigal where my cousin lives.
Suffice to say the locals complained as he was quite rude about the bouncers at the local hotel. That book was called Guns and Roses.
It's great reading his books as you can read about places in Bondi etc where you have been yourself.
His first was called "You wouldn't be dead for Quids" They are full of funny aussie expressions that will kill you - if you thought you knew ryming slang...try this book..
He actually lives himself in Terrigal a few roads away from my cousin whose wife treats him in the local podiatry clinic and he even put her in his most recent book!!
He's a great character and I recommend all his books especially his first.
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There is an author called Robert Barratt who has come a real cult figure in australia.
He writes about an ex bouncer/ rugby league player called Les who has adventures all over Australia. boozes, parties, etc.
He actually inspired me to write as well.
Many of them are set on the Central coast of NSW, and one is famously set in the beach town of Terrigal where my cousin lives.
Suffice to say the locals complained as he was quite rude about the bouncers at the local hotel. That book was called Guns and Roses.
It's great reading his books as you can read about places in Bondi etc where you have been yourself.
His first was called "You wouldn't be dead for Quids" They are full of funny aussie expressions that will kill you - if you thought you knew ryming slang...try this book..
He actually lives himself in Terrigal a few roads away from my cousin whose wife treats him in the local podiatry clinic and he even put her in his most recent book!!
He's a great character and I recommend all his books especially his first.
badgers
Last edited by badgersmount; Jun 10th 2003 at 4:46 pm.
Jun 10th 2003, 5:06 pm
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My own favourite is a novelist called Bryce Courtenay - most of his books are available over here, though not as popular as down under. Best one is the Potato Factory, based on Ikey Solomon's life in London and then in Hobart - he is the guy on whom Dickens is supposed to have based Fagin.
Jun 10th 2003, 5:34 pm
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Re: Australian Culture (books)
Originally posted by grubelice
Today the Badger has added a note of highbrow culture to the Forum - he went quite Melvin Braggy/Barry Normany for a minute back there with his knowledge of Ozs finest movies.
Anyone read/recommend any good books by Australian authors lately or good fiction about Australia that they have particularly enjoyed?
E
Today the Badger has added a note of highbrow culture to the Forum - he went quite Melvin Braggy/Barry Normany for a minute back there with his knowledge of Ozs finest movies.
Anyone read/recommend any good books by Australian authors lately or good fiction about Australia that they have particularly enjoyed?
E
