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Johnno | David Malouf

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"Despite Johnno's assertion that Brisbane was absolutely the ugliest place in the world, I had the feeling as I walked across deserted intersections, past empty parks with their tropical trees all spiked and sharp-edged in the early sunlight, that it might even be beautiful ... " Johnno is a typical Australian who refuses to be typical. His disorderly presence can disturb the staleness of his home town or destroy the tranquillity of a Greek landscape. An affectionately outrageous portrait, David Malouf's first novel recreates the war-conscious forties, the pubs and brothels of the fifties, and the years away treading water overseas.

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Johnno | David Malouf

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David Malouf‘s first novel, written from a semi-autobiographical perspective of his growing up in postwar Brisbane, paints a portrait of the city as an ugly, backward country backwater. The novel‘s fine, I just found the parts outside of Brisbane the most interesting #Brisbane #DavidMalouf #aussielit #toughguybookclub #storybridge

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