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Relatively True : Stories of Truth, Deception, Post Truth from the Indian Subcontinent and Australia
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'Relatively True is a vibrant collection of short fiction on the complex themes of FAKE NEWS. Editors Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle bring together a diverse group of renowned writers from the Indian subcontinent and Australia to explore these themes. Their stories are compelling, urgent and thought-provoking. They trace the lives of those affected by the lies, half-truths and metaphorical and literal erected by society to offer a glimpse of a divided world, but one that is by no means devoid of compassion.
'Outstanding authors contribute to this deep dive into creativity on FAKE NEWS. The writers include Kate Grenville AO award winning author of Lilian’s Story, The Secret River and The Lieutenant; Yasmine Gooneratne AO who received Sri Lanka Sahithya Rathna lifetime achievenent award, Tony Birch author of ‘Ghost River’ the winner of the Victorian Premier’s for Indigenous Writing, Priya Sarukkai Chabria founding editor of ‘Poetry at Sangram’.
'Other writers are Shirley Hazzard, Eugen Bacon, Gulzar, Meenakshi Bharat, Alex Cothren, Devika Brendon, Sharon Rundle, Cate Kennedy, Anne Benjamin, Sujata Sankranti, Andrew Kwong, Mitra Phukan, Bashabi Fraser, Rashida Murphy, Sunil Badami, Niharika Chibber Joe, Matt Lupton, Susanne Gervay, Janhavi Acharekar, Gayatri Gill, Julia Prendergast. Proem by Dr Roanna Gonsalves.'(Publication summary)
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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.
Contents
- Proem, single work poetry
- The Flowers of Sorrow, single work prose
- Unlimited Data, single work prose
- Let's Talk Trojan Bee, single work short story
- Party Lights, single work short story
- Threadbare, single work prose
- Kiewa Creek Diary, single work short story
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Direct Action,
single work
short story
'Direct action. You don't want to hear it. You want to make another pot of tea, and wait for the re-run of Star trek: The next generation to come on. Direct action means arguing with punters on the street who try to pull your placards off you, and dancing round the missile base so that the cops can laugh themselves sick before they move in on you. It's something you admire hearing about second-hand, shaking your head at someone else's bruises. It's not something you feel like doing, on a cold winter's night after dinner. Except that you can't stop thinking that right now, after dinner or not, and all through tonight, and tomorrow, twenty-four hours a day, in fact, seven days a week, Barron Papermills, just up the road, are glugging industrial effluent straight into the river.' (introduction)
- Shadow Box, single work prose
- A Room Made of Leaves, single work prose
- The Verdict, single work prose
- A Little Light Reading, single work prose
- Talking Beasts, single work prose
- Something's Gotta Give, single work short story
- The Scent of the Ocean, single work prose
- Today Is Tomorrow, single work prose
