Kate Grenville: Writers in a time of change

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In this keynote address to the Festival of Ideas (University of Melbourne), Kate Grenville addresses the role of artists and writers in enacting or furthering social change.She raises this question with particular reference to climate change, an issue on which we know so much yet seem to be doing so little.

Kate Grenville is one of Australia's pre-eminent writers. Her novels, such as Lilian's Story (1985), Dark Places (1995) and Joan Makes History (1988), The Idea of Perfection (2000), The Secret River (2005) and The Lieutenant (2008) have been admired by critics and general readers alike. 

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University of Melbourne

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