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As Australia is gripped by the Cold War
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Books That Made Us

As Australia is grippedby the Cold War, in 1950, a communist authorrocks the nation with a...

As Australia is gripped
by the Cold War, in 1950, a communist author
rocks the nation with a bombshell novel
about political power

Full Transcript

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As Australia is gripped by the Cold War,
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in 1950, a communist author rocks the nation
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with a bombshell novel about political power.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:44
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E01 How many representations of white male criminals - Books That Made Us 00:05
How many representations of white male criminals
S01 • E02 You know, it's just never gone out of print, - Books That Made Us 00:05
You know, it's just never gone out of print,
S01 • E01 They're like the Australian heroes. 'Too Much Lip', you have, like, a black, lesbian crim on a motorcycle, - Books That Made Us 00:08
They're like the Australian heroes. 'Too Much Lip&...
S01 • E03 This commitment to be a writer - Books That Made Us 00:05
This commitment to be a writer
S01 • E02 It's always amazing - Books That Made Us 00:07
It's always amazing
S01 • E03 And I chose John West and his ramifications over 50 years - Books That Made Us 00:07
And I chose John West and his ramifications over 50 years
S01 • E01 There's laughter and there's violence there - - Books That Made Us 00:06
There's laughter and there's violence there -
S01 • E01 That's the sign of someone with complete control of one's artistry, - Books That Made Us 00:07
That's the sign of someone with complete control of one...
S01 • E03 John West is the central character of 'Power Without Glory', - Books That Made Us 00:13
John West is the central character of 'Power Without Gl...
S01 • E02 I read it when I was, oh, probably in my early 20s. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I read it when I was, oh, probably in my early 20s.
S01 • E02 Then I came back and read it again recently, - Books That Made Us 00:09
Then I came back and read it again recently,
S01 • E01 In Melissa Lucashenko's no-holds-barred novel, - Books That Made Us 00:15
In Melissa Lucashenko's no-holds-barred novel,
S01 • E03 It's a classic sort of mafioso story - Books That Made Us 00:09
It's a classic sort of mafioso story
S01 • E03 When you come from nothing, - Books That Made Us 00:09
When you come from nothing,
S01 • E02 (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:06
(LAUGHS)
S01 • E01 Melissa just goes bang at it, - Books That Made Us 00:06
Melissa just goes bang at it,
S01 • E02 When 'Monkey Grip' first came out, one of the first reviews of it said, - Books That Made Us 00:17
When 'Monkey Grip' first came out, one of the firs...
S01 • E03 And, in a sense, - Books That Made Us 00:04
And, in a sense,
S01 • E01 She's a big gust of leaf-laden wind - Books That Made Us 00:07
She's a big gust of leaf-laden wind
S01 • E01 And I think that's another issue - Books That Made Us 00:15
And I think that's another issue