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The Great World is a 1990 Miles Franklin literary award -winning novel by the Australian author David Malouf. [1] Synopsis. It is an epic novel telling the story of two Australians during the turmoil of World War I; and their imprisonment by the Japanese during World War II. Critical reception.
- David Malouf
- 1990
Dec 27, 1989 · The Great World is a sweeping historical epic describing the fortunes of two Australian families between two great economic crises, the Great Depression and the stock market crash of 1987. Vic and Digger (Albert), the two central figures, are both born into poverty in the 1920s in smalltown Australia.
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The Great World is a remarkable novel of self-knowledge and of fall from innocence, of survival and witness. Absorbed by the twentieth-century history of Australian life, the novel focuses on the unlikely friendship of two men who meet as POWs of the Japanese during WWII: Digger Keen, and Vic Curran. For both men, war was supposed to be a ...
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The Great World (Chinese: 大世界; pinyin: Dà Shìjìe; Shanghainese: Da Syga) is an amusement arcade and entertainment complex located in Shanghai, China. Built in 1917 on the corner of Avenue Edward VII (now Yan'an Road ) and Yu Ya Ching Road (now Middle Xizang Road), it was the first and for a long time the most influential indoor ...
Jun 16, 2009 · A group of mothers gather in a Park Avenue apartment to mourn their sons who died in Vietnam, only to discover just how much divides them even in grief. A young artist finds herself at the scene of a hit-and-run that sends her own life careening sideways.
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Oct 29, 2009 · World War I, also known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder catapulted into a war across Europe that lasted until 1918.
Jun 21, 2024 · Alexander the Great, a fearless Macedonian king and military genius, conquered vast territories from Greece to Egypt and India, leaving an enduring legacy as one of history’s most remarkable conquerors.
