Catherine McKinnon’s panoramic new novel presents a gritty view of war’s complexities
- Written by Brigid Magner, Associate Professor in Literary Studies, RMIT University
Australian soldiers firing on Japanese positions on Mount Shiburangu near Wewak, Papua New Guinea, June 1945.Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsCatherine McKinnon graduated from Flinders University Drama Centre, South Australia, and was a founding member of the Red Shed Theatre Company, where she worked as writer and director.
After a period in...
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