Banting, Erinn, Australia: The Culture, Crabtree, 2002.

This work examines the diverse culture of Australia and provides a brief history of the country's development.

Day, David, Claiming a Continent: A New History of Australia, HarperCollins, 2001.

This comprehensive overview of Australia covers its history from settlement to the end of the twentieth century.

Dever, Maryanne, “Secret Companions: The Continuity of David Malouf's Fiction,” in World Literature Written in English, Vol. 26, No. 1, 1986, pp. 67-74.

In this article, Dever traces thematic patterns and motifs in Malouf's fiction.

Kavanagh, Paul, “With Breath Just Condensing on It: An Interview with David Malouf,” in Southerly, Vol. 3, 1986, pp. 247-59.

Kavanagh interviews Malouf about his theories on writing as well as his works' reflection of Australian culture and landscape.