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Remember that marvellous novel, The Sly Company of People Who Care (2011) which won The Hindu Literary Prize  in 2011 and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize in 2012?  I read it for the Shadow Jury when it was shortlisted for the  Man Asian Literary Prize (2011), but it was also longlisted for the  …

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In 2026, Refugee Week began on Sunday June 14th and concludes today with World Refugee Day on June 20.  The theme this year is  ‘A Million Stories’ and for Australia, it coincides with the arrival of its one millionth refugee since the end of World War II. When we in Australia think of refugees, we …

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As you can tell from the title, this anthology of essays that challenge Anzac myth-making is intended to tackle popular (mis)conceptions about our defence forces.  The story of the Anzacs is more complex than is commonly supposed, and this really is a very interesting book. In the Introduction, ‘Challenging Anzac: Why Now?’ the editors explain.  …

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My parents always gave us books at Christmas and I was in my teens when my father gave me a set of four books comprising Palgrave’s Golden Treasury, and three books by H G Wells: his first novel The Time Machine (1895); The Invisible Man (1897, see my review); and The History of Mr Polly …

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Cited in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2006 edition), Rebecca West’s novel The Birds Fall Down (1966) was her last novel published during her lifetime.  Four of these are listed in 1001 Books, each of which (even without considering her nonfiction output such as A Train of Powder (1955, see my review) …

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