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Because the landscape is aliveIs it silly to compare him to Is it silly to compare him to...

because the landscape is alive
Is it silly to compare him to Is it silly to compare him to or say that he's like Australia's
Dostoevski or Tolstoy, or...?

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because the landscape is alive Is it silly to compare him to
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Is it silly to compare him to
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or say that he's like Australia's Dostoevski or Tolstoy, or...?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:28
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 I read 'Cloudstreet' 30 years ago, - Books That Made Us 00:09
I read 'Cloudstreet' 30 years ago,
S01 • E03 Our family have had language forever - Books That Made Us 00:09
Our family have had language forever
S01 • E02 (LAUGHS) Really. - Books That Made Us 00:05
(LAUGHS) Really.
S01 • E01 I mean, I was a reasonable reader but I wasn't a huge, voracious reader. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I mean, I was a reasonable reader but I wasn't a huge, ...
S01 • E03 I was hoping we'd read some pages of the story - Books That Made Us 00:18
I was hoping we'd read some pages of the story
S01 • E01 But it was certainly one of those books that was a must-read. - Books That Made Us 00:04
But it was certainly one of those books that was a must-read...
S01 • E02 Could you say it was a crowning achievement of a career, - Books That Made Us 00:05
Could you say it was a crowning achievement of a career,
S01 • E01 Everyone was talking about it. It had swept everyone away. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Everyone was talking about it. It had swept everyone away.
S01 • E02 I hope my books are the crowning achievement of my career, - Books That Made Us 00:11
I hope my books are the crowning achievement of my career,
S01 • E01 And that is Oriel setting up a tent in the backyard, - Books That Made Us 00:10
And that is Oriel setting up a tent in the backyard,
S01 • E03 So the more we can get presenting it to one another - Books That Made Us 00:08
So the more we can get presenting it to one another
S01 • E02 In 1973, Patrick White became the first Australian - Books That Made Us 00:07
In 1973, Patrick White became the first Australian
S01 • E01 WESLEY: And it uses that idea of the house as a metaphor for country, - Books That Made Us 00:06
WESLEY: And it uses that idea of the house as a metaphor for...
S01 • E03 (AUNTY IRIS READS IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE) - Books That Made Us 00:10
(AUNTY IRIS READS IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE)
S01 • E02 Almost 50 years on, a much-revered writer - Books That Made Us 00:09
Almost 50 years on, a much-revered writer
S01 • E02 Hi, Alexis, how are you? I'm good, how are you? - Books That Made Us 00:04
Hi, Alexis, how are you? I'm good, how are you?
S01 • E01 It's trying to say to us, "How does history play a role - Books That Made Us 00:16
It's trying to say to us, "How does history play a...
S01 • E03 "Their burning bodies sizzled and steamed - Books That Made Us 00:20
"Their burning bodies sizzled and steamed
S01 • E02 A writer who has done perhaps more than anyone - Books That Made Us 00:09
A writer who has done perhaps more than anyone
S01 • E02 The reason I believe that Alexis Wright - Books That Made Us 00:15
The reason I believe that Alexis Wright