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More than 40 years on from David Malouf's 'Johnno'
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Books That Made Us

More than 40 years onfrom David Malouf's 'Johnno', another Brisbane writerhas captured a...

More than 40 years on
from David Malouf's 'Johnno', another Brisbane writer
has captured a different time and a different side of this place

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More than 40 years on from David Malouf's 'Johnno',
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another Brisbane writer has captured a different time
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and a different side of this place.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:38
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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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 When writing 'Honeybee'. a gender diverse story, - Books That Made Us 00:07
When writing 'Honeybee'. a gender diverse story,
S01 • E02 Inspired by journalist Trent Dalton's own life, - Books That Made Us 00:13
Inspired by journalist Trent Dalton's own life,
S01 • E01 "You're taking something on, don't stuff it up." - Books That Made Us 00:08
"You're taking something on, don't stuff it u...
S01 • E03 Ahhh! (MAN LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:06
Ahhh! (MAN LAUGHS)
S01 • E02 You know, everybody thinks of Brisvegas - Books That Made Us 00:09
You know, everybody thinks of Brisvegas
S01 • E01 What was it? It was just an instant connection. - Books That Made Us 00:04
What was it? It was just an instant connection.
S01 • E03 Happy enough? I can't wait to absorb more of our sadistic culture. - Books That Made Us 00:06
Happy enough? I can't wait to absorb more of our sadist...
S01 • E01 Sam learns a lot about gender expression - Books That Made Us 00:04
Sam learns a lot about gender expression
S01 • E02 It's the housing estates, the drug addiction, - Books That Made Us 00:09
It's the housing estates, the drug addiction,
S01 • E03 So you start the book - Books That Made Us 00:05
So you start the book
S01 • E01 Drag celebrates, satirises, bends the rules of gender expression - Books That Made Us 00:08
Drag celebrates, satirises, bends the rules of gender expres...
S01 • E02 And yet even though he's telling a very dark tale, - Books That Made Us 00:05
And yet even though he's telling a very dark tale,
S01 • E02 What he did is just started thinking about his earliest memories - Books That Made Us 00:15
What he did is just started thinking about his earliest memo...
S01 • E03 And 'hello'. How positive can you be? Yeah. (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:19
And 'hello'. How positive can you be? Yeah. (LAUGH...
S01 • E01 Now, I love drag but I'm not a performer - Books That Made Us 00:04
Now, I love drag but I'm not a performer
S01 • E01 And so through mutual friends, - Books That Made Us 00:13
And so through mutual friends,
S01 • E02 Where he could find it, 'cause that's what kids do. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Where he could find it, 'cause that's what kids do...
S01 • E02 And then with the privilege of distance and time - Books That Made Us 00:15
And then with the privilege of distance and time
S01 • E03 Because of the first couple of years, - Books That Made Us 00:19
Because of the first couple of years,
S01 • E01 Became a wonderful tour guide I tucked Craig under my wing - Books That Made Us 00:05
Became a wonderful tour guide I tucked Craig under my wing