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Dumbing down NSW

2 February 2017

3:00 PM

2 February 2017

3:00 PM

What do Mary Durack, Christina Stead, A. B. Facey, Xavier Herbert, Les Murray, Thomas Keneally and Clive James have in common? Yes we know they are all celebrated Australian writers whose work is or should be on the bookshelves of every book-loving Australian.

Facey’s unforgettable autobiography has never been out of print since it was first published in 1981.

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