John O'Grady Classics - They're a Weird Mob, Gone Fishin', Aussie English & Aussie Etiket

by John O'Grady

Includes They're a Weird Mob, Gone Fishin', Aussie English & Aussie Etiket s

616 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

John O'Grady did not set out to be a writer. A pharmacist and founder of the Sydney Repetory Theatre, he occasionally wrote one-act plays for its benefit. After mocking his brother Frank's historical fiction, John accepted a bet that he could write a book and get it published. They're a Weird Mob was surprisingly successful, the first of his 18 books to be published.

Reviews

[Davehk · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the earliest books I read; and still one of the funniest. Ranks up there with Catch-22. I loved the movie as well.

My brother in law is also a big fan of the work, which counts for a lot. Disappointingly, he's unaccountably unimpressed with the movie treatment.

He (BIL) has a couple of excellent principles that he applies consistently in both personal and professional life:
* think things through
* leave it the F* alone.

[Margaret Showler · Rating 4 out of 5]

the absolute strangeness of re-locating to a country other than the one you were born in and creating humor. (Vive les differences)