Alison Broinowski

Alison Broinowski has been a reviewer for ABR since 1962, concentrating mainly on Asian fiction and international affairs. She is an Australian former diplomat and has taught and researched at ANU, Macquarie, and Wollongong Universities. The eleven books she has written and edited are about the interface between Australia and Asian countries.

Alison Broinowski reviews 'Japan Story: In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the present' by Christopher Harding

Published in April 2019, no. 410

Alison Broinowski reviews 'The Violent American Century: War and Terror since World War II' by John W. Dower

Published in August 2017, no. 393

Alison Broinowski reviews 'Subtle Moments: Scenes on a life’s journey' by Bruce Grant

Published in April 2017, no. 390

The Wild Goose

Published in December 2014, no. 367

Alison Broinowski reviews 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage' by Haruki Murakami

Published in October 2014 no. 365

Cultural resonances

Published in August 2014 no. 363

Dangerous Allies

Published in June–July 2014 no. 362

Rakugoka

Published in November 2013 no. 356

The dead heart

Published in July–August 2013 no. 353

Sheik, baby, sheik

Published in May 2013 no. 351

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