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Books That Made Us

Back home and on dry land, I'm getting up close with the man who's done so much to puthis...

Back home and on dry land, I'm getting up close with the man who's done so much to put
his home island on the literary map

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Back home and on dry land,
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I'm getting up close with the man
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who's done so much to put his home island on the literary map.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:16
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 To learn the ways of Australian speech, or... - Books That Made Us 00:04
To learn the ways of Australian speech, or...
S01 • E03 So I didn't have that experience, - Books That Made Us 00:05
So I didn't have that experience,
S01 • E01 To try and integrate when you come here, - Books That Made Us 00:06
To try and integrate when you come here,
S01 • E02 WOMAN: Obviously Tasmania's a place where a lot of your novels are set. - Books That Made Us 00:05
WOMAN: Obviously Tasmania's a place where a lot of your...
S01 • E01 You know, I remember my mother got a job - Books That Made Us 00:11
You know, I remember my mother got a job
S01 • E03 Sexual assault is just commonplace - Books That Made Us 00:06
Sexual assault is just commonplace
S01 • E02 One way of defining the novel - Books That Made Us 00:17
One way of defining the novel
S01 • E03 It's horrifying, you know, like, but it happened, - Books That Made Us 00:07
It's horrifying, you know, like, but it happened,
S01 • E03 So, I was just gonna do a post-surf book reading for you. - Books That Made Us 00:06
So, I was just gonna do a post-surf book reading for you.
S01 • E01 Yeah, my stepdad is Greek, and his father came out here when he was 17, - Books That Made Us 00:06
Yeah, my stepdad is Greek, and his father came out here when...
S01 • E03 "There were six of us in the panel van." - Books That Made Us 00:17
"There were six of us in the panel van."
S01 • E02 We're not a European people, we're not a poor copy of North America, - Books That Made Us 00:09
We're not a European people, we're not a poor copy...
S01 • E01 He had...he sold ice-cream - Books That Made Us 00:07
He had...he sold ice-cream
S01 • E02 We're something other, and we need And the way to try and uncover that - Books That Made Us 00:08
We're something other, and we need And the way to try a...
S01 • E01 And then he bought a fish and chip shop in Cowra, - Books That Made Us 00:05
And then he bought a fish and chip shop in Cowra,
S01 • E02 Certainly good things become possible, perhaps even great things. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Certainly good things become possible, perhaps even great th...
S01 • E03 "Every car in the parking lot was doing it, - Books That Made Us 00:06
"Every car in the parking lot was doing it,
S01 • E02 Hey, Richard, how are you? Hello, lovely to meet. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Hey, Richard, how are you? Hello, lovely to meet.
S01 • E01 I'm discovering that stories about strangers, like my own family, - Books That Made Us 00:13
I'm discovering that stories about strangers, like my o...
S01 • E02 Sorry to do this to you after your big session. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Sorry to do this to you after your big session.