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Books That Made Us

He's an Irish Australian, and his brother bet himHe's an Irish Australian, and his brother...

He's an Irish Australian, and his brother bet him
He's an Irish Australian, and his brother bet him
that he couldn't write a book

Full Transcript

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He's an Irish Australian,
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and his brother bet him He's an Irish Australian,
00:00:03.004 --> 00:00:06.048
and his brother bet him that he couldn't write a book.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:46
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E03 But I'd already identified - Books That Made Us 00:05
But I'd already identified
S01 • E01 ..talking about how weird Australians are, - Books That Made Us 00:07
..talking about how weird Australians are,
S01 • E02 And, yeah, just coming here has really opened my eyes. - Books That Made Us 00:04
And, yeah, just coming here has really opened my eyes.
S01 • E02 It's a really great book, and a great structure. - Books That Made Us 00:04
It's a really great book, and a great structure.
S01 • E02 Such a great idea to just dip into all your life's memories - Books That Made Us 00:08
Such a great idea to just dip into all your life's memo...
S01 • E01 It was written in 1957 but it's still kind of relevant. - Books That Made Us 00:05
It was written in 1957 but it's still kind of relevant.
S01 • E01 Mmm. Well, the Irish story would've been - Books That Made Us 00:05
Mmm. Well, the Irish story would've been
S01 • E03 The classic walking down the beach - Books That Made Us 00:07
The classic walking down the beach
S01 • E01 Similar to that of It's everyone's story, you know, - Books That Made Us 00:05
Similar to that of It's everyone's story, you know...
S01 • E02 Back home and on dry land, - Books That Made Us 00:11
Back home and on dry land,
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...