
Encore: David Malouf on growing up in Brisbane and his life of letters
From Conversations
Published 4/30/2026
Award-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he spoke with Richard in 2014.The first son of a Lebanese family, David spent his early years in South Brisbane, his vivid memories of life as it was then are captured in his classics, Johnno and 12…

