Novels

Carpentaria

Carpentaria is an epic of the Gulf country of north-western Queensland. Its portrait of life in the…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alexis Wright Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Published year: 2006

Teacher Resource Essay

Spanning three generations, Capricornia tells the story of Australia's north. It is a story of …

Author: Xavier Herbert Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1938

"In Acland Street, St Kilda, there stands a cafe called Scheherazade." Thus begins Arnold Zable’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Arnold Zable Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2001

Teacher Resource Essay

The flowers flared up from the ground unconquerable. The unrepentant gaiety of the weed, the burning…

Author: Kylie Tennant Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1941

In the first century A. D. Publius Ovidius Naso, the most urbane and irreverant poet of imperial …

Author: David Malouf Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 1978

When a mysterious cannibal pot is discovered by Steven Messenger, it is only one of the many bizarre…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Gary Crew Publisher: Hachette Australia, Hachette Childrens Published year: 1990

Teacher Resource Essay

Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Ruth Park Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1982

Teacher Resource Essay