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Books That Made Us

By: Carl Reinecke
Narrated by: Claudia Karvan
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Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Books That Made Us looks at the history of Australian culture through the books we have read and the stories we have told.

Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, Australian novels have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad.

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.

©2021 Blackfella Films Pty Limited and Carl Reinecke 2021. Carl Reinecke asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this Work. First published in English by HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited in 2021 (P)2022 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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