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This exhibition collects a series of videos of David Malouf speaking about his own works and writing process. The videos are presented in chronological order, and each is accompanied by a brief description of the circumstances in which the video was produced.
The exhibition contains the following videos:
- David Malouf in an episode of The Woodshed called 'Inhabiting the House of Writing' (2007: six parts)
- David Malouf in conversation with J.M. Coetzee at Adelaide Writers' week (2008: two parts)
- David Malouf delivers the closing address at the Mildura Writers' Festival (2008: two parts)
- David Malouf in conversation with Professor Bill Ashcroft on his novel Ransom (2009: one video)
- David Malouf in conversation with Raymond Gaita on his Quarterly Essay, 'The Happy Life' (2011: one video)
- David Malouf reads his 1963 poem 'The Year of Foxes' (2013: one video)
- David Malouf inteviewed by Karina Carvalho as part of the Museum of Brisbane's celebrations for Malouf's 80th birthday (2014: one video)
Click on items in the list to the left to explore each video collection.
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Fotheringham, Rowan. (1984). [Portrait of David Malouf 1984] Retrieved February 23, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135940509See full AustLit entryDavid Malouf's paternal family came to Australia in the 1880s from Lebanon. His mother's family, Sephardic Jews from Spain who had gone to England via Holland, migrated to Australia in 1913 after suffering financial difficulties. Malouf was born at 'Yasmar', a private hospital in South Brisbane, the suburb where his childhood home at 12 Edmondstone Street was located. He has written about that home and other places of significance in 12 Edmondstone Street (1985). Scarborough, north of Brisbane, was a favourite place of childhood.
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