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Does anyone have any suggestions for reading classic Australian novels?

I'm trying to compile a list of classic Australian novels for an interested friend, but I can't find anything online that reminds me of ones I've forgotten.

What would you put on such a list?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The Thorn Birds

    Weird and creepy book, yet still a classic!

  • 1 decade ago

    "Cloudstreet" - Tim Winton

    "A Fortunate Life" - AB Facey

    "Dirt Music" - Tim Winton

    "My Brother Jack" - George Johnston

    "The Magic Pudding" - Norman Lindsay

    "The Tree of Man" - Patrick White

    "Seven Little Australians" - Ethel Turner

    "The Fortunes of Richard Mahony" - Henry Handel Richardson

    "Tomorrow When the War Began" - John Marsden

    "My Place" - Sally Morgan

    "Power Without Glory" - Frank Hardy

    "Power of One" - Bryce Courtenay

    "Oscar and Lucinda" - Peter Carey

    "The Harp in the South" - Ruth Park

    "Snugglepot and Cuddlepie" - May Gibbs

    "Eucalyptus" - Murray Bail

    "The Idea of Perfection" - Kate Grenville

    "The Ancient Future" - Traci Harding

    "I Can Jump Puddles" - Alan Marshall

    "Voss" - Patrick White

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