[Statement]

Abstract

David Malouf responds to a survey asking about his approach to war as a subject or vehicle for fiction, the challenges of doing so, the research or personal experiences involved, and the relationship of the war to Australian experience more generally.

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Published 1 October 1985 in Volume 12 No. 2. Subjects: Australian history, Australian myths, Civilians & home front, Memories of childhood, Wars, World War I, Writers on writing, David Malouf.

Cite as: Malouf, David. ‘[Statement].’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, 1985, doi: 10.20314/als.b231540e3a.