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Romulus, My Father

Essay by Kári Gíslason In a key moment of reflection and pause, Romulus, My Father offers the …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Raimond Gaita Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1999

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Tell Me I’m Here

Essay by Stephanie Dowrick A short way into Tell Me I’m Here, Anne Deveson’s magnificent …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Anne Deveson Publisher: Penguin Australia Published year: 1991

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Tracks

Essay by Tony Birch The filmmaker, Werner Herzog, believes there is only one way to truly engage …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Robyn Davidson Publisher: Bloomsbury Published year: 1980

The Jerilderie Letter

Essay by Germaine Greer The Jerilderie Letter was written for publication, but it is not a work of…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Ned Kelly Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1879

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Nine Parts of Desire

Essay by Randa Abdel-Fattah 'The daily life of Muslim women.' 'An understanding of the women …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Geraldine Brooks Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2008

Stasiland

Essay by Malcolm Knox Stasiland is one of the finest works of journalism produced anywhere in the …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Anna Funder Publisher: Penguin Australia Published year: 2003

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Carry Me Down

Essay by Chris Womersley Maria (MJ) Hyland's extraordinary second novel, Carry Me Down, was …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: M. J. Hyland Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2006

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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Essay by Tony Birch Thomas Keneally's novel The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1972) is based in part…

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Thomas Keneally Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1972

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The Children’s Bach

Essay by Bernadette Brennan 'For our house is our corner of our world . . . If we look at it …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Helen Garner Publisher: Penguin Australia Published year: 1984

Cloudstreet

Essay by Lyn McCredden Reading Tim Winton's rollicking, heartbreaking, hopeful saga, Cloudstreet, …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Book Author: Tim Winton Publisher: Penguin Australia Published year: 1991