Introduction -- Mapping worlds: Fly away Peter -- Constructing identity: Johnno -- Crossing boundaries: an imaginary life -- Reviewing history: the great world -- Conclusion.
Amanda Nettelbeck has provided a fresh, perceptive study of David Malour's
novels: Fly Away Peter, Johnno, An Imaginary Life and The Great Worlds. These four novels (which are most commonly studied) tend to reflect the concerns marking most of his writing. In this book, the author considers the ways in which their recurring themes (language, mapping, the making of identity) fit within the context of current debates about Australian identity and national mythology.
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