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Australian Authors' Top Reads

"What are our favourite Australian books? The Australian Society of Authors decided to find out, but their list of the top 40 Australian books ever published will surprise many readers." (SMH)
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Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
1
Tim Winton
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
2
Christina Stead
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (Henry Handel Richardson)
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
3
Henry Handel Richardson
Dirt Music (Tim Winton)
Dirt Music
4
Tim Winton
Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
5
Patrick White
The Tree of Man (Patrick White)
The Tree of Man
6
Patrick White
The Magic Pudding (Norman Lindsay)
The Magic Pudding
7
Norman Lindsay
An Imaginary Life (David Malouf)
An Imaginary Life
8
David Malouf
Tirra Lirra by the River (Jessica Anderson)
Tirra Lirra by the River
9
Jessica Anderson
My Brother Jack (George Johnston)
My Brother Jack
10
George Johnston
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Oscar and Lucinda
11
Peter Carey
Remembering Babylon (David Malouf)
Remembering Babylon
12
David Malouf
A Fortunate Life (Albert Facey)
A Fortunate Life
13
Albert Facey
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
14
Miles Franklin
Seven Little Australians (Ethel Turner)
Seven Little Australians
15
Ethel Turner
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
16
Peter Carey
The Children's Bach (Helen Garner)
The Children's Bach
17
Helen Garner
Riders in the Chariot (Patrick White)
Riders in the Chariot
18
Patrick White
A History of Australia (Manning Clark)
A History of Australia
19
Manning Clark
Collected Poems (Judith Wright)
Collected Poems
20
Judith Wright
The Harp in the South (Ruth Park)
The Harp in the South
21
Ruth Park
Maestro (Peter Goldsworthy)
Maestro
22
Peter Goldsworthy
Patrick White: A Life (David Marr)
Patrick White: A Life
23
David Marr
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (May Gibbs)
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
24
May Gibbs
The Vivisector (Patrick White)
The Vivisector
25
Patrick White
Capricornia (Xavier Herbert)
Capricornia
26
Xavier Herbert
Coonardoo (Katharine Susannah Prichard)
Coonardoo
27
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Grand Days (Frank Moorhouse)
Grand Days
28
Frank Moorhouse
My Place (Sally Morgan)
My Place
29
Sally Morgan
One Hundred Poems (Kenneth Slessor)
One Hundred Poems
30
Kenneth Slessor
The Riders (Tim Winton)
The Riders
31
Tim Winton
Such Is Life (Joseph Furphy)
Such Is Life
32
Joseph Furphy
Tomorrow, When the War Began (John Marsden)
Tomorrow, When the War Began
33
John Marsden
The Eye of the Storm (Patrick White)
The Eye of the Storm
34
Patrick White
Fly Away Peter (David Malouf)
Fly Away Peter
35
David Malouf
For Love Alone (Christina Stead)
For Love Alone
36
Christina Stead
For the Term of His Natural Life (Marcus Clarke)
For the Term of His Natural Life
37
Marcus Clarke
The Idea of Perfection (Kate Grenville)
The Idea of Perfection
38
Kate Grenville
Illywhacker (Peter Carey)
Illywhacker
39
Peter Carey
Power Without Glory (Frank Hardy)
Power Without Glory
40
Frank Hardy
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