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  • The Best of Travel Writing

    The best Australian Novels, recommended by Nicholas Jose

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    Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
    by M Barnard Eldershaw
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    The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea
    by Randolph Stow
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    Bliss
    by Peter Carey
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    An Imaginary Life
    by David Malouf
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    Carpentaria
    by Alexis Wright

The best Australian Novels, recommended by Nicholas Jose

Australia is a highly urban place and yet the imagination of its writers goes to remote places and times, says Australian novelist Nicholas Jose. He picks the best Australian novels.

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