Australian Literature (1 Viewer)

[lalaurenisme]

Who are your favourite Australian authors/poets/writers?

Also feel free to mention journalists/columnists, as I personally classify some of them as producing work worthy of the title 'literature'. Just post about Australians who write!

My list of Aust. Lit I've enjoyed:
-My Brilliant Career - Miles Franklin
-A Fortunate Life - A.B. Facey
-Conditions of Faith - Alex Miller
-All Elizabeth Honey (she's up there with Roald Dahl as my favourite children's authors)
-All Tim Winton
-Virtually all John Marsden, including his non-fiction
-Martin Flanagan (investigative journalist)
-Danny Katz (modern humourist)
-Michael Leunig (" " ")

 

[spin spin sugar]

tim winton is probably the fave for me, also loved Monkey Grip (helen garner)

 

[lalaurenisme]

Oh, I forgot Helen Garner there for a minute!

 

[HotShot]

damn!

i dont any australian writers..... except for Henry Lawson, and hang on.. let me think ah Brett Lee sports journalist he is good. so is that economic one.

 

[walrusbear]

i suffer cultural cringe

can't think of any australian writers that i really like
i guess some are admirable - i'm just not into it
infinitely better stuff abroad

 

[my sharona]

I like Bruce Dawe and Dorothy Porter.
Lethal stuff.

 

[lalaurenisme]

I like Bruce Dawe and Dorothy Porter.
Lethal stuff.

What sort of stuff do they write? I'm always interested if people really enjoyed Australian literature, instead of just saying 'Oh, it effectively portrays Australian life in the 1890s. I couldn't finish it though.'

 

[sped_kid01]

i like Bruce Dawe

-A Fortunate Life - A.B. Facey <<<<what is that book about? i think ive read it?

 

[my sharona]

They're both poets.
Bruce Dawe writes many a great satire on life. I know this is a HSC text, but 'Enter without so much as knocking...' is just so good.
Dorothy Porter... well well well... I can't say I've read a lot by her, but her book 'The Monkey's Mask' is a book of poetry. It's one of the most awesome books i own. It's a murder mystery complete with violence, sex and more poetry. Best poetic narrative fiction second only to Pushkin.

 

[spin spin sugar]

dorothy porter is great

 

[djmattyd]

I like Ruth Park and Winton. Not too big on Australian books though, "My Brilliant Career" was good though.

 

[Jaydels]

I like Bryce Courtenay and Colleen McCullough

 

[my sharona]

Actually, continuing on my list...
Alan Wearne rocks something severe!!

 

[Sarah168]

I like Peter Carey's "Oscar and Lucinda"

 

[ameh]

patrick white

 

[koby.]

Tim Winton is a truly great australian author, hs books-cloudstreet+That Eye The Sky
are beautiful aussie novels. i love bryce courtney to, the FAMILY FRYING PAN is one of my favorites!

 

[Lies Assassin]

I love Ethel Turners' Seven Little Australians Trilogy, she makes a very lovable cast and shows us how they change and grow. Good lighthearted read all round.

 

[Tulipa]

Actually, continuing on my list...
Alan Wearne rocks something severe!!

Hahaha Rei! He's my poetry lecturer. I don't know why I didn't see this sooner.

John Scott and Dorothy Porter. Those two are the only ones I can think of at the moment.

 

[A High Way Man]

cloudstreet

(didnt read thread)

 

[gowie]

Unreliable Memoirs - Clive James. Only Aust novel read and liked somewhat.