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Experimental elegies, portraits of resilience, and political manifestos: 25 of the best reads of the year, as picked by Guardian Australia critics and staff
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The world tells you Nick Drake was a sad man. But Hazey Jane II is a happy song, I promise. Sure there are themes of isolation and alienation. And some of the lyrics scream âanxiety!â.But also there are horns, a twanginâ electric guitar and suggestions on how to move through the world â like: âTake a little while to grow your brotherâs hairâ or âTake a little while to find your way in hereâ. And I think thatâs nice. â Joe Koning Nothing tickles my fancy more than a super upbeat tune with truly depressing lyrics. Sheâs giving him t...
Last modified on Mon 3 May 2021 00.31 EDT Rage is a good place to start After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, 2021âs Sydney writersâ festival began with fury: an opening address shared by Melissa Lucashenko, Tara June Winch and Evelyn Araluen, and taken by all three as an opportunity to advocate for justice. As Araluen put it: âAboriginal women know what it is to be silenced, ignored or wilfully misinterpreted by those who do not wish to hear what needs to be said.â Lucashenko told a parable which had at its core the damage wrought by gentrification, as it ...
Kate Grenville, Sofie Laguna, Julia Baird and others: the 20 best Australian books of 2020 Brigid Delaney, Beejay Silcox, Paul Daley, Steph Harmon, Stephanie Convery, Thuy On, Bec Kavanagh, Michael Williams, Paul Daley, Fiona Wright and Lucy Clark 1. Lucky’s by Andrew Pippos Picador This novel is a saga in the truest definition of that word, spanning more than 50 years of one Greek-Australian family and the rise and fall of their cafe franchise. The story of Lucky’s follows various twists and turns of fortune and highlights the role of luck and serendipity in fate – almo...