15 Australian Classics for your Consideration
This is one of the 759 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.
About this list
The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 Books
15 Australian books that every Australian can enjoy if they want to understand our literature, our country and ourselves. Susan Wyndham, the Herald's literary editor consulted friends, colleagues and Australian Classics by Jane Gleeson-White and The Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature, edited by Nicholas Jose and others.
This list was originally published in 2010 and was added to this site over 2 years ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14788 | For The Term Of His Natural Life | Marcus Clarke | 1874 | Australian | English | |
| 2705 | My Brilliant Career | Miles Franklin | 1901 | Australian | English | |
| 472 | The Man Who Loved Children | Christina Stead | 1940 | Australian | English | |
| 14899 | The Harp In The South | Ruth Park | 1948 | Australian | English | |
| 826 | Voss | Patrick White | 1957 | Australian | English | |
| 14985 | The Tyranny Of Distance | Geoffrey Blainey | 1966 | Australian | English | |
| 17160 | Johnno | David Malouf | 1975 | Australian | English | |
| 6322 | A Fortunate Life | A. B. Facey | 1981 | Australian | English | |
| 14985 | The Children's Bach | Helen Garner | 1984 | Australian | English | |
| 3826 | Cloudstreet | Tim Winton | 1991 | Australian | English | |
| 17160 | Night Letters | Robert Dessaix | 1996 | Australian | English | |
| 17160 | Eucalyptus | Murray Bail | 1998 | Australian | English | |
| 1154 | True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey | 2000 | Australian | English | |
| 3123 | Carpentaria | Alexis Wright | 2006 | Australian | English | |
| 5491 | The Slap | Christos Tsiolkas | 2008 | Australian | English |