Australia as America’s “Little Brother”: A Satiric Reading of John Howard in Andrew McGahan’s Underground

In this article, I read Andrew McGahan’s novel Underground as a criticism of the Australian government under the leadership of John Howard in the era following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. I draw out the satire of Howard’s perceived role as President George W. Bush’s little...

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Main Author: James Dahlstrom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bucharest 2016-12-01
Series:Intersections
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Online Access:http://www.intersections-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/James-Dahlstrom-article.pdf