Gerald Murnane doesn’t have readers, he has acolytes. The New Yorker described him as “the reclusive giant of Australian letters”. He’s written 10 novels, several collections of short stories and essays, and a memoir about horse racing. Together these books represent one of the most formidable and singular bodies of work in literature. This week, Michael drives out to the Goroke golf course to chat with Gerald on his home turf.

Reading list:

Tamarisk Row, Gerald Murnane, 1974

A Lifetime on Clouds, Gerald Murnane, 1976

The Plains, Gerald Murnane, 1982

Inland, Gerald Murnane, 1988

Emerald Blue, Gerald Murnane, 1995 

Barley Patch, Gerald Murnane, 2009 

A History of Books, Gerald Murnane, 2012

A Million Windows, Gerald Murnane, 2014

Something for the Pain: A Memoir of the Turf, Gerald Murnane, 2015 

Border Districts, Gerald Murnane, 2017 

A Season on Earth, Gerald Murnane, 2019 

Last Letter to a Reader, Gerald Murnane, 2021

You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 

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