A recent documentary "In Search of Bony" (SBS TV 25 January, 2007) made the point that the author Arthur Upfield was almost forgotten in Australia, but still sold in France and Germany.I did a quick search and found Upfield's books books in French and German. This sparked my interest, so for Australia Day I created Amazon store of books about Australia and by Australians in French and Australians in German.
The Australian Embassy in Paris had a list of popular Australian authors, so I included them. Some of them were only available in French, others in German, some in English. Here are the ones I cluld find in all three languages:
| Author | French Title | German Title | English Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Bail | Eucalyptus | Eukalyptus | Eucalyptus |
| Peter Carey | Véritable Histoire du Gang Kelly | Die wahre Geschichte von Ned Kelly | True History of the Kelly Gang |
| Bruce Chatwin | Le Chant des Pistes | Traumpfade | Song Lines |
| David Malouf | Je me souviens de Babylone | Jenseits von Babylon | Remembering Babylon |
| Patrick White | Voss | Voss | Voss |
I sent a list to the Australian Embassy in Paris and Berlin.
ps: The German edition of Eukalyptus has Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe on the cover. But the film adaption of the book featuring them was "postponed".
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