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The Wallace Line – Nature’s Great Divide – ABC TV November 30 at 9:30pm

Posted on November 29, 2021 by ianburnet

Australia Remastered returns to ABC in a 3 part series billed as Australia Remastered: Nature’s Great Divide. Australia and Asia are divided by a narrow strait that separates the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok. Known as the Wallace line, it’s one of … Continue reading →

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Joseph Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Posted on November 21, 2021 by ianburnet

I was recently invited to appear at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Moderated by Virania Munaf the session has now been posted on YouTube and to view please follow this link: https://www.ianburnetbooks.com

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Maps of the Pacific – the Tasman Map remastered

Posted on November 16, 2021 by ianburnet

The remastered Tasman Map is now on view at the Maps of the Pacific exhibition which which is being held at the NSW State Library until April 2022. More than 12 months of conservation work has gone into preparing the … Continue reading →

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Oxford in Asia paperbacks

Posted on November 7, 2021 by ianburnet

‘Oxford in Asia’ paperbacks present a wide range of books on South-East Asia. Many of these are reissues which were widely acclaimed when first published, while others were overlooked because of the circumstances of their publication and have long been … Continue reading →

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Joseph Conrad’s Eastern Voyages – SIGNALS Book Review

Posted on October 4, 2021 by ianburnet

Suddenly a puff of wind, a puff faint and tepid and laden with strange odours of blossoms, of aromatic wood, comes out of the still night – the first sigh of the East in my face … It was impalpable … Continue reading →

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Asian Review of Books – Joseph Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES

Posted on September 14, 2021 by ianburnet

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) is perhaps the most famous example of a multicultural writer in the history of British literature. His novels have been translated, serialized, made into movies, and taught at numerous schools and universities throughout the English-speaking world and … Continue reading →

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Best-Selling Dutch Biography Books

Posted on September 1, 2021 by ianburnet

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Indonesian Independence and the Indonesian Flag – Sang Merah Putih

Posted on August 15, 2021 by ianburnet

To celebrate August 17th, which is the anniversary of the Indonesian Proclamation of Independence, there will be millions of Indonesian flags flying over the Archipelago. Almost every house, every street and every building will be flying the flag and continue … Continue reading →

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The Banjarmasin Diamond

Posted on August 1, 2021 by ianburnet

The rivers of East Borneo, such as the Kapuas, Seruyan, Barito (Banjar), Mahakam, Berau, Kayan and Sesayap were the geographic highways that provided the only means to transport people and goods through the dense forests and mountains of Borneo and … Continue reading →

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Map History Books of 2020 – The Tasman Map

Posted on July 13, 2021 by ianburnet

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