tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167986121420161934.post3832412002645780168..comments2023-05-09T08:54:36.933-04:00Comments on The Complete Booker: Tony Messenger - 1972 Shortlist - The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith - Thomas KeneallyLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07219439074687598827noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167986121420161934.post-45427180987139751542012-04-23T17:53:11.330-04:002012-04-23T17:53:11.330-04:00Tony - thanks for the bit of history - i had not r...Tony - thanks for the bit of history - i had not realized the topic of Australian literature had such history. I was lucky enough to take a semester of "Australian Lit" at the University of Western Australia in 2003, and things had certainly changed some (with a greater focus on non-anglo Australian writers). Though as the American exchange student I remember being embarassed to answer the question of who was my favorite Australian writer with "I don't think I can name any." The Bookers are fixing that problem for me!Athena K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06002883851301948198noreply@blogger.com