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Tag: Historical

Review: Only Sound Remains by Hossein Asgari

Intrigue in pre-Revolution Iran.

Adelaide, Australian, Contemporary, Fiction, Historical, Iran, Islam, Novel, Poetry

Review: Beloved by Toni Morrison

The power of words.

Black writers, Fiction, Historical, Nobel Laureate, Novel, Slavery, US

Review: Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor

The lesbian answer to Ned Kelly.

1930s, Australian, Fiction, Historical, LGBTIQ, Novel, queer, Sydney

Review: The Wife by Sigrid Undset (translated by Tiina Nunnally)

Biting marital drama.

Classics, Fiction, Historical, Nobel Laureate, Norway, Novel

Review: Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

Sorrow enlivened by rage and humour.

Australian, Colonialism, Contemporary, Fiction, Historical, Indigenous writers, Novel

Review: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

A sharp retort to Australia’s arbitrary rules about who belongs and how.

Australian, Contemporary, Fiction, Historical, Miles Franklin Award, Novel, Sri Lanka

Review: A Passage To India by E. M. Forster

A clear-sighted and damning depiction of India under the British Raj.

Classics, Colonialism, Fiction, Historical, India, Novel, Racism

Review: The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

Photojournalist and gambler Maali Almeida is dead. He wakes with no memory in a white waiting room where Helpers try … More

Contemporary, Fiction, Historical, Journalism, LGBTIQ, Novel, Photography, Sri Lanka, War

Review: Waypoints by Adam Ouston

A soaring novel that conjures awe and wonder.

Australian, Contemporary, Fiction, Historical, Melbourne, Novel

Review: We Come With This Place by Debra Dank

A rich and beautiful history of family and place.

Australian, Historical, Indigenous Australians, Indigenous history, Indigenous writers, Memoir, Nonfiction

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