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Johnno is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Australian author David Malouf and was first published in 1975. It was Malouf's first novel. In 2004 it was selected by the Brisbane City Council as the joint-winner of the annual One Book One Brisbane competition to find the book that best represents Brisbane.
- David Malouf
- 1975
1 gen 2001 · Johnno has returned from years in Africa earning good money, then is stuck in a seedy and violent version of Paris when Dante comes to stay with him. He wants to leave and tries to talk Dante into moving to other Euro destinations, but nothing comes of it.
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23 nov 2015 · “Johnno” is a very simple semi-autobiographical story told by Australian author, David Malouf. It is set in post war Brisbane when the city was very much just a large country town. Malouf looks at things in retrospect having stumbled upon a photo of his mate, Johnno, while clearing out old papers from his late mother’s house.
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- David Malouf
" Johnno is a typical Australian who refuses to be typical. His disorderly presence can disturb the staleness of his home town or destroy the tranquillity of a Greek landscape. An...
1 gen 1998 · “Johnno” is a beautifully written coming of age tale featuring two young men growing up in postwar Brisbane. Great mates at school, their adult lives take them on very different trajectories. David Malouf captures the earnest nature of middle class Brisbane trying to break out of their roughneck roots and compete with the more ...
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- David Malouf
'Johnno is a typical Australian who refuses to be typical. His disorderly presence can disturb the staleness of his home town or destroy the tranquillity of a Greek landscape. Preview...
1 set 2008 · An affectionate and bittersweet portrait, Johnno brilliantly recreates the sleazy, tropical half-city that was Brisbane and captures a generation locked in combat with the elusive Australian dream. ‘Australia’s finest writer’ MIRIAM COSIC, THE AUSTRALIAN
