Books that Made Us

The Companion to the ABC TV Series

Carl Reinecke, Claudia Karvan

$39.95

CD-Audio

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

ABC Audio
01 February 2022

Social & cultural anthropology; Audiobooks - Non-fiction

Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, novels have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad.

Touching on colonial invasion, the bush myth, world wars, mass migration, the recognition of Indigenous sovereignty and the emergence of a modern, global, multicultural nation, Carl examines how these pivotal events and persuasive ideas have shaped some of Australia's most influential novels, and how these books, in turn, made us.

In a panoramic account of Australian fiction stretching from Marcus Clarke to Melissa Lucashenko, Patrick White to Peter Carey, and Henry Handel Richardson to Michelle de Kretser, this is a new history of key authors and compelling books that have kept us reading and made a difference for over 200 years.

By: Carl Reinecke
Read by: Claudia Karvan
Imprint: ABC Audio
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9781867594420
ISBN 10: 1867594420
Publication Date: 01 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: CD-Audio
Publisher's Status: Active

Carl Reinecke has worked as an associate producer on a number of television series and films in Australia and abroad. He wrote about the history of Donald Horne's The Lucky Country in Meanjin, and his other articles have been published in Inside Story, Griffith Review and the Sydney Morning Herald. Claudia Karvan is one of Australia's most recognised actresses having achieved success and critical acclaim for her work in film and television. Claudia is best known for her roles in the television series The Secret Life Of Us, Newton's Law, Love My Way and Puberty Blues. She first appeared in the film High Tide with Judy Davis and the comedy The Big Steal as well as Paperback Hero with Hugh Jackman and Dating the Enemy opposite Guy Pearce.