It is fascinating what you can find in a book grocer. There is certainly fabulous finds, and I also think the fact that living in a university city adds to the factors of the type of books you pick up in second-hand stores and the like. I stumbled on Kureishi's Midnight All Day and was rightfully impressed. Tales of urban frustration and a tendency to look at the subversive themes with an astute grasp of storytelling.
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Richard Flanagan - Toxic / Christos Tsiolkas - Damascus
Massive figures in Australian literature.
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I am just into the first few chapters of this book and it's already evident how detailed Magnusson's understanding of Scottish h...
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One of the very great myths of Culloden and the Scottish plight was the fact they were outgunned. This is not the case, as they had mor...
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What is clearly evident and comprehensible in Flanagan's work is this ability to capture real larrikin Australian-isms and the over...
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