The White Earth
One spring day in late 1992, when William was halfway between his eighth birthday and his ninth, he …
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One spring day in late 1992, when William was halfway between his eighth birthday and his ninth, he …
Teacher Resource EssayAndrew McGahan was born in Dalby, Queensland, but has lived and worked mostly in Brisbane. His first novel Praise (1992) was winner of The Australian/Vogel Literary Award. Since then his writing includes an award-winning stage play, Bait, and the AFI…
View Books by Andrew McGahanSet in nineteenth-century Australia, Voss is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and…
Patrick White was born in England in 1912 and taken to Australia, where his father owned a sheep farm, when he was six months old. He was educated in England at Cheltenham college and King's College, Cambridge. He settled in London, where he wrote …
View Books by Patrick WhiteOn the shores of Botany Bay lies an oil refinery where workers are free to come and go – but they …
David Ireland was born in 1927 on a kitchen table in Lakemba in south-western Sydney. He lived in many places and worked at many jobs, including greenskeeper, factory hand, and for an extended period in an oil refinery, before he became a full-time …
View Books by David IrelandAt the close of a long day, Inspector Stephen Villani stands in the bathroom of a luxury apartment …
Teacher Resource Essay 1 Essay 2Peter Temple is the author of nine novels, including four books in the Jack Irish series. He has won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction five times, and his widely acclaimed novels have been published in over twenty countries. The Broken Shore won…
View Books by Peter TempleTrue History of the Kelly Gang is Peter Carey's stunning, Booker Prize-winning novel about Australia…
Teacher Resource EssayPeter Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, and now lives in New York. He is the author of fourteen novels (including one for children), two volumes of short stories, and two books on travel. Amongst other prizes, Carey has won the Booker Prize …
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