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Fiction
by Christine Piper
May 2012, no. 341

Running Dogs by Ruby J. Murray

Scribe, $29.95 pb, 288 pp, 9781921844706

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How much does the average Australian know about Indonesia? Not the tourist version, with its resorts and beaches and lacklustre nasi goreng – but the wider culture, history, and people. At best, Indonesia is a tantalising enigma to most Australians. At worst, it is ignored – a vast nation about which we neither know nor care, despite its importance as one of our closest neighbours.

 


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Running Dogs by Ruby J. Murray

Scribe, $29.95 pb, 288 pp, 9781921844706

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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