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Growing Up in Australia

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Growing Up in Australia is a collection of personal essays and stories offering a glimpse into the multifaceted experience of growing up in Australia, as told by various authors. It captures diverse perspectives, cultural backgrounds, and the challenges faced, painting a vivid portrait of life and identity in this unique country. Through these narratives, readers gain insight into the common yet distinct threads that weave together the Australian experience.
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If you have a keen interest in understanding the diverse cultural and societal landscape of Australia through personal narratives, this book may appeal to you. It offers a compelling collection of stories that paint a vivid picture of Australian life and development from various perspectives.

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Growing Up in Australia

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The ultimate book about growing up in Australia - a choice selection of wonderful stories and recollections.

This special collection is the perfect addition to Black Inc.'s definitive 'Growing Up' series. Featuring pieces from Growing Up Asian, Growing Up Aboriginal, Growing Up African, Growing Up Queer and Growing Up Disabled in Australia, it captures the diversity of our nation in moving and revelatory ways.

Growing Up in Australia also features gems from essential Australian memoirs such as Rick Morton's 100 Years of Dirt and Magda Szubanski's Reckoning.

Contributors include Tim Winton, Benjamin Law, Anna Goldsworthy, Nyadol Nyuon, Tara June Winch, Miranda Tapsell, Carly Findlay and many more.

With a foreword by Alice Pung, this anthology is a wonderful gift for adult and adolescent readers alike.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760643188

Publisher: Black Inc.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 November 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Black Inc.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 283g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Black Inc. publishes some of Australia's finest writers, including Les Murray, Alice Pung, David Marr, Jess Hill and Don Watson. Black Inc.'s international authors include Raj Patel and Bill McKibben.

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