Tower to the people Oct 28, 2009
With the Minister assisting the Premier on the arts, Virginia Judge, as host, the writer and poet David Malouf and the poet Judith Beveridge will be special guests at what has been billed a ''poetry soiree'' in the Strangers' Dining Room at State Parliament. The event was organised by The Red Room Company, a poetry-promoting not-for-profit. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Oh baby, where are we going? Oct 17, 2009
Similarly, for his 1978 novel An Imaginary Life, David Malouf put these words into the mouth of the Roman poet Ovid, who lived 2000 years ago. "I speak to you, reader, as one who lives in another century to you, unknown friend whose face, whose form even, I cannot imagine. Can one imagine the face of a god? For that surely is what you must be at your great distance from us ''' And in his Foundation books, Isaac Asimov described a distant future that included the planet Gaia, whose... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Why Mantel's big,00002660 bold novel deserves the Booker Oct 8, 2009
THE Australian writer David Malouf cannot choose between Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, the rich historical novel that won the Man Booker Prize yesterday, and Summertime, the shortlisted autobiographical story by Australia's adopted South African J M Coetzee, winner of the Nobel and two Bookers. It makes you remember how absolutely impossible it is to make a choice in judging a prize. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sydney stifled by 'culture of mediocrity' Oct 4, 2009
Mr Murcutt, who will be part of a headline talk with author David Malouf and Griffith Review founder Julianne Schultz tomorrow, said it was up to governments to bring about a cultural shift in quality. 00004000. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Verbal grenades at speakers' corner Sep 23, 2009
People like David Malouf and Tim Flannery have tended to play extraordinary roles in the Australian community but we are trying to give voice to people whom the public may have never heard of. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Happy 80th birthday, Faber Sep 21, 2009
David Malouf has already agreed to speak next April. See the events calendar at unsw. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Art of the long view Sep 5, 2009
David Malouf says she '''writes with the warm understanding and cold precision of a master. Robert Drewe calls her ''one of the world's finest short-story writers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature Aug 12, 2009
Helen Garner than David Malouf. If the "times" dictate such allocations, then they probably also explain why Martin Boyd - ranked so high not long ago - has dwindled to three pages here. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The reluctant poster boy Jul 23, 2009
The prize, first awarded in 1996 to David Malouf for Remembering Babylon (the only Australian winner), was established by the Dublin city government and is financed by Impac, the multinational business consulting company. British bookies have a history of taking bets on literary competitions and they clearly saw Man Gone Down as a long shot in this particular horse race, placing it seventh among eight finalists. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Authors throw the book at pirates Jun 16, 2009
David Malouf, left, and Colleen McCullough ... David Malouf's 1985 work Five Stories from the Antipodes is available in Russian from Scribd ... David Malouf, left, and Colleen McCullough. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Losing our voice May 30, 2009
" This then is the ghost of Christmas future that now haunts Australian writers and readers. To trust companies like Coles and Woolworths, companies with this sort of record, with the Australian book industry, is like inviting the Taliban to babysit the Obama children. No one should express surprise with what ensues. One might have thought the Rudd Government would be keen to rein in the excesses and distortions consequent on such a duopoly, to wind back its power. But no, far from it. Courage... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
PM's wife gives wings to her inner bookworm May 27, 2009
David Malouf read Hunting Emu Eggs by Victor Thomas. "We chase the daddy emu away from the nest, then we quickly collect the eggs," the veteran author read to the captive literati. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Best books do battle Mar 25, 2009
The first winner in the fiction category was David Malouf for his novel An Imaginary Life. Malouf told the Herald yesterday it was a great honour to win. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Minister suspends $110000 State literary prize Feb 19, 2009
Arts Minister John Day said the total prize money, format and timing of the Australia-Asia Literary Prize, which was claimed by revered Australian writer David Malouf last year, was under review and expected to be finalised by the middle of this year. There will not be an Australia-Asia Literary Award held in 2009, although it is expected that the award will be held in early 2010, pending the review recommendations, Mr Day said. (The West Australian)
