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But I read her first book,
which is a family saga over several generations of black
sharecroppers in the American south, and when I saw what she'd done
in that book, I thought, "Well, no guts, no glory, I need
to write an Australian equivalent." At the same time, I'd seen a quote
by some Jewish thinker, At the same time, I'd seen a quote
I can't remember who it was, I can't remember who it was, who said the most revolutionary
thing you can do who said the most revolutionary
is to say what's actually going on
which is a family saga over several generations of black
sharecroppers in the American south, and when I saw what she'd done
in that book, I thought, "Well, no guts, no glory, I need
to write an Australian equivalent." At the same time, I'd seen a quote
by some Jewish thinker, At the same time, I'd seen a quote
I can't remember who it was, I can't remember who it was, who said the most revolutionary
thing you can do who said the most revolutionary
is to say what's actually going on
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But I read her first book,
which is a family saga
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over several generations of black
sharecroppers in the American south,
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and when I saw what she'd done
in that book, I thought,
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"Well, no guts, no glory, I need
to write an Australian equivalent."
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At the same time, I'd seen a quote
by some Jewish thinker,
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At the same time, I'd seen a quote
I can't remember who it was,
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I can't remember who it was,
00:00:19.048 --> 00:00:21.064
who said the most revolutionary
thing you can do
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who said the most revolutionary
is to say what's actually going on.
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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.
