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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Kelly Burke

More than 100 famous works by Australian authors rescued from oblivion by literary heritage endeavour

Book covers of Oceana Fine by Tom Flood, The Acolyte by Thea Astley, The Big Fellow by Vince Palmer, The Cupboard Under the Stairs by George Turner, The Hand that Signed the Paper by Helen Dale and The Well Dressed Explorer by Thea Astley
Untapped is a literary heritage project which has rereleased books from high-profile Australian authors – including six winners of Australia’s most prestigious literary prize, the Miles Franklin. Composite: David Henley

More than 160 books by noted Australian authors have been rescued from oblivion, including six winners of the Miles Franklin literary award.

The three-year project, which culminated at the end of last year, has put out-of-print titles by Thea Astley, Mem Fox, Charmian Clift and Anita Heiss back in circulation and into ebook format for the first time.

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