2 September 2008
Sophie Cunningham, editor of Meanjin
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Most Australians live in the suburbs, yet the suburbs have not fared well in Australian literature. Frequently portrayed as desolate, the dead zone between the cosmopolitan city and the romance of the bush, the suburbs are usually a place from which to escape to a more interesting life. But the suburbs have found a champion in the literary journal Meanjin, with an essay arguing that the urban fringes could be the wellspring of renewal for a greener, more caring Australia.
Guests
Sophie Cunningham
Editor of Meanjin
Author of the novels Geography and Bird, both published by Text
Further Information
Presenter
Peter Mares
Producer
Sarah L'Estrange
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