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Books That Made Us

We may now boast Man BookerPrize-winning novelists, but the journeyfor Australian writers...

We may now boast Man Booker
Prize-winning novelists, but the journey
for Australian writers has been long and hard fought

Full Transcript

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We may now boast Man Booker Prize-winning novelists,
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but the journey for Australian writers
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has been long and hard fought.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:13
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 (YELLING) - Books That Made Us 00:05
(YELLING)
S01 • E03 Nothing really has changed very much in 40 years. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Nothing really has changed very much in 40 years.
S01 • E02 At the time of Federation in 1901, - Books That Made Us 00:09
At the time of Federation in 1901,
S01 • E03 Women still are runners-up in the human race. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Women still are runners-up in the human race.
S01 • E01 REPORTER: Angry mobs fuelled by alcohol - Books That Made Us 00:06
REPORTER: Angry mobs fuelled by alcohol
S01 • E03 We're still getting concussion - Books That Made Us 00:06
We're still getting concussion
S01 • E02 But at the same time, local writers are emerging, - Books That Made Us 00:09
But at the same time, local writers are emerging,
S01 • E03 So I think any woman who calls herself a post-feminist - Books That Made Us 00:07
So I think any woman who calls herself a post-feminist
S01 • E02 And apparently one book in particular captures the mood. - Books That Made Us 00:04
And apparently one book in particular captures the mood.
S01 • E01 A reality tackled head-on - Books That Made Us 00:06
A reality tackled head-on
S01 • E03 (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:05
(LAUGHS)
S01 • E01 I know that for a lot of my Arab-Australian friends - Books That Made Us 00:11
I know that for a lot of my Arab-Australian friends
S01 • E02 No, she'd sent it to Angus & Robertson - Books That Made Us 00:06
No, she'd sent it to Angus & Robertson
S01 • E03 I've been lucky enough on this literary adventure - Books That Made Us 00:11
I've been lucky enough on this literary adventure
S01 • E02 ..that was sent out here, sold out very quickly. - Books That Made Us 00:04
..that was sent out here, sold out very quickly.
S01 • E02 How many copies were sent to Australia? - Books That Made Us 00:04
How many copies were sent to Australia?
S01 • E01 "This was our high school years, - Books That Made Us 00:26
"This was our high school years,
S01 • E03 Thomas Keneally is one of our most prolific, decorated - Books That Made Us 00:12
Thomas Keneally is one of our most prolific, decorated
S01 • E02 Well, I think there were around a thousand in the first print run. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Well, I think there were around a thousand in the first prin...
S01 • E02 I'll just show you, while we're looking at that, - Books That Made Us 00:08
I'll just show you, while we're looking at that,