▁pride , ▁and ▁national ism ." ▁A ▁mon ograph ▁book ▁" B ased ▁On ▁a ▁True ▁Story ", ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁covers ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁Quick ' s ▁work . ▁ ▁Prior ▁care ers ▁After ▁comple ting ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Design ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁Quick ▁worked ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Sydney , ▁London ▁and ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur . ▁Early ▁clients ▁include ▁World ▁Ex po ▁ 8 8 , ▁Parliament ▁House , ▁Can ber ra , ▁and ▁Rio ▁T into ▁Group . ▁He ▁illustrated ▁children ' s ▁books ▁and ▁wrote ▁nov els : ▁His ▁first ▁was ▁short - list ed ▁for ▁the ▁Vog el ▁Liter ature ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁the ▁publish er ▁Carlos ▁R ash id ▁Hit am ▁through ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁an ▁international ▁advert ising ▁ag ency . ▁Following ▁Carlos ' s ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁High land ▁Tow ers ▁collapse , ▁Quick ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁Mus a ▁Hit am ▁to ▁run ▁his ▁son ' s ▁Malays ia - based ▁publishing ▁business . ▁Quick ▁later ▁founded ▁the ▁advert ising ▁ag ency , ▁Q & A . ▁After ▁over coming ▁cancer ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 6 , ▁Quick ▁turned ▁to ▁painting . ▁ ▁Works ▁as ▁illustr ator ▁ ▁Which ▁Way ▁Now ? ▁( by ▁Joseph ine ▁Cro ser ) ▁( D oug las ▁& ▁Mc Int y re , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁▁ ▁Fir est