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Goodreads Best Modern Australian Literature - Page 4

"What are the best books in the modern Australian literary canon (whatever that may mean)?" (Goodreads)
What more can I say? Even the Goodreads blurb above sounds authentically Australian. The only question remaining is who will be top scorer (AFA I'm concerned nameless Guests don't count).
Books 1-230 had at least 2 votes. Books 231-240 were 'Captain's Picks' by me from the remaining ~250 books on the source list, those which had received only 1 vote.
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Power Without Glory (Frank Hardy)
Power Without Glory
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Frank Hardy
Pacific (Judy Nunn)
Pacific
122
Judy Nunn
The Merry Go-Round in the Sea (Randolph Stow)
The Merry Go-Round in the Sea
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Randolph Stow
Haxby's Circus (Katharine Susannah Prichard)
Haxby's Circus
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Katharine Susannah Prichard
Shallows (Tim Winton)
Shallows
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Tim Winton
Minimum of Two (Tim Winton)
Minimum of Two
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Tim Winton
Drylands (Thea Astley)
Drylands
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Thea Astley
Dark Palace (Frank Moorhouse)
Dark Palace
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Frank Moorhouse
Scission (Tim Winton)
Scission
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Tim Winton
The Plains (Gerald Murnane)
The Plains
130
Gerald Murnane
Maestro (Peter Goldsworthy)
Maestro
131
Peter Goldsworthy
Five Bells (Gail Jones)
Five Bells
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Gail Jones
Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton)
Boy Swallows Universe
133
Trent Dalton
Bitter Greens (Kate Forsyth)
Bitter Greens
134
Kate Forsyth
The Vivisector (Patrick White)
The Vivisector
135
Patrick White
Smoky Joe's Cafe
Smoky Joe's Cafe
136
The Lost Dog (Michelle De Kretser)
The Lost Dog
137
Michelle De Kretser
Lovesong (Alex Miller)
Lovesong
138
Alex Miller
The World Beneath (Cate Kennedy)
The World Beneath
139
Cate Kennedy
Dingoes at Dinnertime (Mary Pope Osborne)
Dingoes at Dinnertime
140
Mary Pope Osborne
Solomon's Song
Solomon's Song
141
Caesar (Colleen McCullough)
Caesar
142
Colleen McCullough
Highways to a War (Christopher Koch)
Highways to a War
143
Christopher Koch
Tears of the Moon (Di Morrissey)
Tears of the Moon
144
Di Morrissey
Journey to the Stone Country (Alex Miller)
Journey to the Stone Country
145
Alex Miller
The Orchard (Drusilla Modjeska)
The Orchard
146
Drusilla Modjeska
Kal (Judy Nunn)
Kal
147
Judy Nunn
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Holly Ringland)
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
148
Holly Ringland
It's Raining in Mango (Thea Astley)
It's Raining in Mango
149
Thea Astley
Don't Take Your Love to Town (Ruby Langford Ginibi)
Don't Take Your Love to Town
150
Ruby Langford Ginibi
A Fringe of Leaves (Patrick White)
A Fringe of Leaves
151
Patrick White
Joan Makes History (Kate Grenville)
Joan Makes History
152
Kate Grenville
Lost Voices (Christopher J. Koch)
Lost Voices
153
Christopher J. Koch
House for All Seasons (Jenn J. McLeod)
House for All Seasons
154
Jenn J. McLeod
The Conversations at Curlow Creek (David Malouf)
The Conversations at Curlow Creek
155
David Malouf
The Build Up (Phillip Gwynne)
The Build Up
156
Phillip Gwynne
Body Count (P.D. Martin)
Body Count
157
P.D. Martin
The Historian's Daughter (Rashida Murphy)
The Historian's Daughter
158
Rashida Murphy
A Million Windows (Gerald Murnane)
A Million Windows
159
Gerald Murnane
The Shepherd's Hut (Tim Winton)
The Shepherd's Hut
160
Tim Winton
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