Melbourne writer Shane Maloney and I recently spoke with Ramona Kaval on ABC Radio National's Book Show about the five fictional characters we consider most memorable. You can listen here to the discussion about the girls http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2010/2970746.htm and here about the guys. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2010/2964118.htm. The only one we agreed on, incidentally, was Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
'Jaivin's writing shines and burns.' (Sunday Age)
The story so far: eight books (six fiction, two non-fiction), many of which have been published internationally as well as in Australia and appeared on bestseller lists; countless published essays, short stories and other published pieces; several produced plays and a number of translations from Chinese including movie subtitles. I also write on art and culture and appear from time to time on television programs such as the ABC’s Q&A and sadly defunct Critical Mass.
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Most Memorable CharactersPassion at the GalaThe magazine Australia China Connections has published an article on the Gala Concert that launched Imagine Australia: The Year of Australian Culture in China on 10 June in Beijing. Passion gets a mention and there's a companion piece that's an interview with me about this very exciting project.
http://www.chinaconnections.com.au/Current-Issue/Imagine-Australia-Year-of-Australian-Culture-in-China.html
http://www.chinaconnections.com.au/Current-Issue/The-Passion-behind-Passion.html Character TestThis morning, Ramona Koval of ABC Radio National's Book Show interviewed fellow author Shane Maloney and myself on the subject of the five most memorable male characters in fiction. These lists are always pretty arbitrary, of course, but it was a good excuse for a fun discussion. Next week we're doing female characters. Here's the link to today's broadcast: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2010/2964118.htm |
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