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Goodreads Best Modern Australian Literature - Page 6

"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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Antony and Cleopatra (Colleen McCullough)
Antony and Cleopatra
201
Colleen McCullough
Three Wishes (Liane Moriarty)
Three Wishes
202
Liane Moriarty
Woman of the Inner Sea (Thomas Keneally)
Woman of the Inner Sea
203
Thomas Keneally
Blood and Circuses (Kerry Greenwood)
Blood and Circuses
204
Kerry Greenwood
Diary of a Wombat
Diary of a Wombat
205
Me and Mr Booker (Cory Taylor)
Me and Mr Booker
206
Cory Taylor
Lockie Leonard: Human Torpedo (Tim Winton)
Lockie Leonard: Human Torpedo
207
Tim Winton
The Hypnotist's Love Story (Liane Moriarty)
The Hypnotist's Love Story
208
Liane Moriarty
Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey From Down Under to All Ove (Geraldine Brooks)
Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey From Down Under to All Ove
209
Geraldine Brooks
In the Wet (Nevil Shute)
In the Wet
210
Nevil Shute
Postcards From Surfers (Helen Garner)
Postcards From Surfers
211
Helen Garner
A Mother's Disgrace (Robert Dessaix)
A Mother's Disgrace
212
Robert Dessaix
South of Darkness (John Marsden)
South of Darkness
213
John Marsden
The Timeless Land (Eleanor Dark)
The Timeless Land
214
Eleanor Dark
Cold Light (Frank Moorhouse)
Cold Light
215
Frank Moorhouse
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam (Peter Goldsworthy)
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
216
Peter Goldsworthy
Of a Boy (Sonya Hartnett)
Of a Boy
217
Sonya Hartnett
Endurance (Tim Griffiths)
Endurance
218
Tim Griffiths
Wimmera (Mark Brandi)
Wimmera
219
Mark Brandi
But the Dead Are Many (Frank Hardy)
But the Dead Are Many
220
Frank Hardy
House of All Nations (Christina Stead)
House of All Nations
221
Christina Stead
Laurinda (Alice Pung)
Laurinda
222
Alice Pung
The Tax Inspector (Peter Carey)
The Tax Inspector
223
Peter Carey
The Alphabet of Light and Dark (Danielle Wood)
The Alphabet of Light and Dark
224
Danielle Wood
For Love Alone (Christina Stead)
For Love Alone
225
Christina Stead
The Drowner (Robert Drewe)
The Drowner
226
Robert Drewe
The Ballad of Desmond Kale (Roger Mcdonald)
The Ballad of Desmond Kale
227
Roger Mcdonald
Dark Places (Kate Grenville)
Dark Places
228
Kate Grenville
Come in Spinner (Dymphna Cusack & Florence James)
Come in Spinner
229
Dymphna Cusack & Florence James
Sarah Thornhill (Kate Grenville)
Sarah Thornhill
230
Kate Grenville
And the Ass Saw the Angel (Nick Cave)
And the Ass Saw the Angel
231
Nick Cave
In My Skin (Kate Holden)
In My Skin
232
Kate Holden
Zigzag Street (Nick Earls)
Zigzag Street
233
Nick Earls
Tourmaline (Randolph Stow)
Tourmaline
234
Randolph Stow
Blueback (Tim Winton)
Blueback
235
Tim Winton
Force of Nature (Jane Harper)
Force of Nature
236
Jane Harper
Harland's Half Acre (David Malouf)
Harland's Half Acre
237
David Malouf
Barley Patch (Gerald Murnane)
Barley Patch
238
Gerald Murnane
Land's Edge (Tim Winton)
Land's Edge
239
Tim Winton
The Cockatoos (Patrick White)
The Cockatoos
240
Patrick White
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