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Musings on Mr Darwin’s Shooter with Roger McDonald
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Join author Roger McDonald for an informal evening of readings and conversation centring on his award-winning novel Mr Darwin’s Shooter and its themes, including the reconciliation of science and religion.

Includes light refreshments.

Presented by Royal Botanic Gardens.

Author Talk  |  Science & Environment, Fiction, Culture & Heritage,
Participants
Roger McDonald

When
Thursday, May 21 2009
18:00 - 19:30

Where
Maiden Theatre
Royal Botanic Gardens
Mrs Macquaries Road
Sydney
 Venue and Transport Info

Cost
$15

Bookings
9231 8134

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ROGER MCDONALD (LOCAL)McDonald, Roger
ROGER McDONALD is the author of six novels: 1915, SlipStream, Rough Wallaby, Water Man, The Slap and Mr Darwin’s Shooter. His account of travels with New Zealand shearers in the Australian outback, Shearer’s Motel, won the 1993 National Book Council Banjo award for non-fiction. The internationally acclaimed bestseller Mr Darwin’s Shooter was awarded the New South Wales, Victorian and South Australian Premier’s Literary Awards, and won the National Fiction Award at the 2000 Adelaide Writers’ Week. The Ballad of Desmond Kale won the 2006 Miles Franklin Award and South Australian Festival Prize for Fiction.