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... Australia depicted in Malouf’s novel, is both a Jerusalem and Babylon for Gemmy. The word 'remember', as MG pointed out, can also be taken to mean re-member. The notion of re-‘membering’ and accepting someone is explored in the novel, well so far, in two ways. We are immediately exposed to how the British population responds to the idea of accepting and welcoming the ‘white black ...

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