#australian literature

[flowerytale]

Joan Lindsay, from Picnic at Hanging Rock

#picnic at hanging rock #joan lindsay #typo #typography #words #lit #literature #fragments #quote #quotes #australian literature #*

[newvision]

— Ella Baxter, from New Animal

#Ella Baxter #new animal #mine #Australian literature #contemporary poetry #contemporary literature #literature #poetry #literature excerpts #excerpt #book excerpt #books #litblr

[llovelymoonn]

victoria hannan kokomo

kofi

#kokomo #victoria hannan #i read this book like a year ago and i still think about it often #aus lit #aus literature #australian lit #australian literature #quotes

[megairea]

History suggests that the human spirit wanders farthest in the silent hours between midnight and dawn. Those dark fruitful hours, seldom recorded, whose secret flowerings breed peace and war, loves and hates, the crowning or uncrowning of heads.

Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1967

#joan lindsay #picnic at hanging rock #prose #literature #australian literature

[thefooljinglescloser]

The Fool by Laura J Fitzwilson - coming July 2024

The Fool is the story of a third-born prince who unwillingly becomes king after the death of his parents and twin brother. His kingdom and castle are in shambles, his family's murderers are getting bolder and he is utterly unprepared to be king, but Leo's biggest problem is the castle fool, who is determined to humiliate him and shake his already tenuous self-confidence. On top of it all, he’s slipping deeper into a romance that he knows he should be resisting with a man who won’t even tell him his name. It's about living up to expectations, daddy issues and the importance of love.

Vibes:

queer romance

humour

familial relationships

fantasy politics

set in fantasy Australia

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#writeblr #writers on tumblr #original writing #fantasy #queer romance #lgbtq books #queer lit #mm romance #australian literature

[hobbitinthetardis]

seven little australians by ethel turner is a truly beautiful novel. i have read it time and time again and, now i've bought the audiobook, just finished listening to it for the 100th time.

it kind of breaks my heart that, i assume, this beautiful piece of literature is limited to australian readers so i'm coming on here to just recommend it to the broader population. you do not have to be australian to read this book.

if you like anne of green gables or the secret seven/famous five or little women i think you'll like this too. For me at least, they kinda have similar vibes?

ANYWAY read australian literature. there are some truly gorgeous masterpieces that have come out of this country. don't limit yourself to primarily american and british literature which is what i often find myself doing.

#classic literature #it really is one of my favourite books of all time #yes i know anne of green gables is canadian also i adore that read that too #seven little australians #australian literature #literature #ethel turner #readblr #anne of green gables #anne with an e #lucy maud montgomery #famous five #secret seven #enid blyton #kats.txt #little women

[cinematic-literature]

Room (2015) by Lenny Abrahamson

Book title: The Book Thief (2005) by Markus Zusak

#room #books in movies #markus zusak #australian literature #lenny abrahamson #joan allen

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

#novella #novellas #once #morris gleitzman #21st century literature #australian literature #english australian literature #english language literature #book polls #completed polls #have you read this short fiction?

[hyperfashionist]

Irma Leopold, rock appreciator

I’ve read speculation that the rock returns Irma because Irma wants to make everyone happy, and her going missing, obviously, makes all her loved ones unhappy.

I think that’s possible. I also notice that Irma is the first to appreciate the rock, on the way over in the coach, saying it’s been waiting millions of years « just for us! »

The novel tells us that Irma’s ruling characteristic is her open-handed generosity and that she never « outgrows » this, and never lets her left hand know what her right hand is doing all her life. She appears to get this trait from her parents, who track down Albert Crundall and send him a cheque for a life-changing amount of money to show their appreciation for his rescuing Irma.

Now here’s something interesting: Irma can’t find a suitable wedding gift for the French teacher in the local shops, so she offers one of her own brooches, an emerald parrot which was given to her by her grandmother who has died and therefore won’t miss it. Irma’s enjoyment of precious stones is a thing: emeralds are mentioned more than once, and so are rubies. A parrot is mentioned among the birds attending the original picnic, too.

Perhaps, since Irma is generous with the rocks, the rock is generous with Irma in return.

ETA: Miranda says she doesn’t wear her diamond watch any more, and Irma says if she had one like it she’d wear it all the time, even in the bath. Irma never met a rock she didn’t like.

#picnic at hanging rock #literature #australian literature #irma leopold

[leavemeinbrunswickstreet]

“Now we must measure

our days by nights, our tropics by their poles,

love by its end and all our speech by silence.

See, in these gulfs, how small the light of home.”

Judith A. Wright (1945)

#brisbane #australian gothic #web weaving #gothic #judith wright #poetry #literature #lit #australian literature #australian poetry

[flowerytale]

Joan Lindsay, from Picnic at Hanging Rock

#picnic at hanging rock #joan lindsay #typo #typography #words #fragments #australian literature #happy valentine's day #*

[newvision]

— Ella Baxter, from New Animal

#Ella baxter #new animal #mine #contemporary poetry #contemporary literature #literature #poetry #litblr #books #literature excerpts #excerpt #australian literature

[llovelymoonn]

victoria hannan kokomo

kofi

#victoria hannan #kokomo #aus lit #australian lit #australian literature #fragments #quotes #on love

[megairea]

[…] the very air seemed pink, heavy with the scent of La France roses in silver vases.

Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1967

#joan lindsay #picnic at hanging rock #prose #literature #australian literature

[illustration-alcove]

Duke Riley’s illustrated book cover for Nick Cave’s The Complete Lyrics.

#nick cave #australian literature #book covers #monochrome

[quotation--marks]

The Doctor had deactivated the alarm field they’d left to guard the bits and pieces. He’d improvised a tablecloth from one of his cleaner handkerchiefs, and rummaged through the bags until he’d found a chipped ex-UNIT enamel mug and a mug with the message MY PARENTS WENT TO SKARO AND ALL I GOT WAS A LOUSY PAIR OF GENES.

Kate Orman, Return of the Living Dad

#return of the living dad #kate orman #dweu #vnas #doctor who #1996 #1990s #20th century #australian literature #queue pierce my soul