Inland by Gerald Murnane review – at the frontiers of imagination
In this reissued novel from the 1980s, the Australian great explores love, memory, grasslands and the landscapes of a solitary mind
July 2023
‘A homemade avant garde of one’: why is Gerald Murnane revered abroad but divisive in Australia?
Emmett Stinson
He is without question the most original and significant Australian author of the last 50 years – no doubt this will be hotly contested
February 2023
Top 10s
Top 10 imaginary journeys in literature
Disobeying the injunction to write only ‘what you know’, authors from Bram Stoker to Virginia Woolf have created rich fictional adventures into the unknown
November 2021
Australian book reviews
Last Letter to a Reader by Gerald Murnane review – an elegiac but cantankerous swan song
The Australian literary great bows out with a collection of essays that ruminate on his experience of reading all his books in order
March 2020
Collected Short Fiction and Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs by Gerald Murnane – review
Self-obsessed but never self-indulgent, in his genre-melting short stories and essays the cult Australian author Gerald Murnane creates an extraordinary universality
March 2019
A Season on Earth by Gerald Murnane review – 'lost' novel holds the key to author's success
Unabridged and twice as long, the updated version of Murnane’s 1976 novel lacks the subtlety of his later works
January 2019
Book of the day
Border Districts and Tamarisk Row by Gerald Murnane review – meditations on memory
A cult Australian author tipped for the Nobel prize explores the ways our minds and memories mediate the world
December 2018
Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2018: Gerald Murnane wins for 'exquisite' novel
Border Districts described as ‘crowning achievement of a singular literary career’, beating works by Peter Carey and Richard Flanagan
September 2018
'It's uncanny': acclaim at last for Gerald Murnane, lost genius of Australian letters
Giving a rare public appearance that he vows will be his last, the 79-year-old welcomes recognition for works such as The Plains
August 2018
Miles Franklin 2018 shortlist: your guide to this year's top Australian novels
The shortlist, including books by Michelle de Kretser, Kim Scott and Gerald Murnane, is a portrait of a diverse Australia
June 2018
Miles Franklin 2018 shortlist: Gerald Murnane gets first nod in 44-year career
Previous winners Michelle de Kretser and Kim Scott have also been shortlisted for the award
May 2018
Miles Franklin award 2018: Peter Carey among authors longlisted
Six women and five men will compete for Australia’s most prestigious literary prize
April 2018
Gerald Murnane: one of Australia's greatest writers you may never have heard of
The New York Times goes further, calling him one of the best English-language writers alive. So why isn’t he a household name?
