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The thing about Patrick White's description of country
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Books That Made Us

The thing about Patrick White'sdescription of country is that, for the most part, it'sjust...

The thing about Patrick White's
description of country is that, for the most part, it's
just a few words here and there

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The thing about Patrick White's description of country
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is that, for the most part, it's just a few words here and there.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:04
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 • E03 We are the ones that carry that story - Books That Made Us 00:11
We are the ones that carry that story
S01 • E01 I think there's something in this novel that is about the underdog - Books That Made Us 00:10
I think there's something in this novel that is about t...
S01 • E02 He doesn't have long tracts of description of landscape, - Books That Made Us 00:05
He doesn't have long tracts of description of landscape...
S01 • E03 Can you give me some lessons in how to say that first line? - Books That Made Us 00:05
Can you give me some lessons in how to say that first line?
S01 • E01 That people really relate to The hard-done-by, making good, - Books That Made Us 00:09
That people really relate to The hard-done-by, making good,
S01 • E02 So, it's almost like a process... It's a great deceptive gift - Books That Made Us 00:06
So, it's almost like a process... It's a great dec...
S01 • E02 Because the landscape is alive Is it silly to compare him to - Books That Made Us 00:07
Because the landscape is alive Is it silly to compare him to
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 • 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 • E02 (LAUGHS) Really. - Books That Made Us 00:05
(LAUGHS) Really.
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...