Robyn Davidson
Series
Where
When
Friday, 23 Mar 2018, 07:00pm - 09:00pm
Event Status
Past event

There are restless people … and then there is Robyn Davidson.
She’s the kind of person who spends months travelling through western India with nomadic Rabari cattle-herders. And, perhaps most famously, she’s the kind of person (well, the only person) who undertakes 2,700-kilometre journeys across Australian desert with four feral camels and a dog for company. Her account of that incredible journey is, of course, the much-loved 1978 Australian classic, Tracks.
The book inspired generations of Australians to examine their own ideas around freedom, country, solitude and connection. And these are subjects that Davidson has continued to question throughout her career, returning to nomadic peoples and cultures and travelling and writing about remote places – especially in north-western India and Tibet.
This year, Tracks turns 40 and Davidson will appear in conversation with Elizabeth McCarthy to discuss the Australia she saw then, and the Australia she sees today. Join this remarkable Australian writer for a conversation about travel, creativity and what keeps her moving.
Presented in partnership with Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove.
Antipodes Bookshop & Gallery will be our bookseller at this event.
Featuring
Featuring

Robyn Davidson was born on a cattle property in Queensland. She moved to Sydney in the late Sixties, returning to study in Brisbane before going to Alice Springs to prepare for her journey across the Australian desert. Davidson’s first book Tracks was an international sensation, and was adapted in... Read more

Elizabeth McCarthy has worked as a producer and presenter in radio for 20 years. She produces the breakfast show at Australia’s biggest independent broadcaster, 3RRR, and reviews books on 3RRR and ABC Radio Melbourne. In 2019 she was the convenor of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for F... Read more
Watch, Listen, Read

Listen
Kevin Jared Hosein: Hungry Ghosts [Podcast Exclusive]
23 Sep 2023

Read
Spring Fling 2023: Programmers Picks
22 Sep 2023

Watch
Jeff Goodell: Heat
20 Sep 2023

Watch
Polly Barton: Porn
18 Sep 2023

Read
Watch, Listen, Read: Above and Beyond the Spring Fling 2023 Program
18 Sep 2023

Listen
Chloé Hayden's Lightbulb Moment
9 Sep 2023