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The Thorn Birds is a 1977 novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda—a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland—the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans 1915 to 1969. The novel is the best-selling book in Australian history, and has sold over 33 million copies ...
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David Ireland was born in Lakemba in south-west Sydney in New South Wales in 1927. Before taking up full-time writing in 1973, he undertook the classic writer's apprenticeship by working in a variety of jobs, ranging from greenskeeper to an extended period in the Siverwater oil refinery, on the river downstream of Parramatta .
Australian literature is the written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early Western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies; as such, its recognised literary tradition begins with and is linked to the broader tradition of English literature.
Gerald Murnane (born 25 February 1939) [1] is an Australian novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Perhaps best known for his 1982 novel The Plains, [2] he has won acclaim for his distinctive prose and exploration of memory, identity, and the Australian landscape, often blurring fiction and autobiography in the process.
1864 in Australian literature: The Australasian newspaper publishes its first issue; Raven Rockstrow or, The Pedlar's Dream: A Romance of Melbourne – Henry Newton Goodrich; "The Last of His Tribe" – Henry Kendall; Mr Hogarth's Will – Catherine Helen Spence; 1863 in Australian literature: "An Australian Girl's Farewell" – Emma Frances ...
The novel follows the experiences of Paddy Doolan, an Irish horse wagoner and his son Michael in the Gulf Country of north-eastern Australia. [3] It is set in the early 1920s when horse-drawn transport was challenged by the advent of motor vehicles and aircraft—change which Doolan cannot accept.
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