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'Nicholas Shakespeare's collected stories take us across oceans and continents into the intimate lives of his characters and the dilemmas and temptations they face. The opening novella, ‘Oddfellows', tells the little-known history of horrifying events that occurred on 1 January 1915 in the Australian outback town of Broken Hill, where, on the citizens' annual picnic outing, the only enemy attack to occur on Australian soil during the First World War took them by surprise.
'The other stories range through India, Africa, Argentina and Canada, and include a magnificent tale of civic folly which sees an unreliable young councillor from the Bolivian mining town of Oruro lose himself in the seductions of Paris while trying to commission a bronze statue of his local hero. All of them showcase Shakespeare's talent for insight and drama, and his fascination with connection and disconnection and cultural misunderstanding. ' (Publication summary)
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This collection includes Shakespeare's novella, Oddfellows, and multiple short stories.
Contents
- The White Hole of Bombay, single work short story (p. 102-121)
- The Princess of the Pampas, single work short story (p. 122-155)
- Freshwater Fishing, single work short story (p. 156-174)
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The Death of Marat,
single work
short story
A story juxtaposing the murder of Jean-Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday with a modern murder. The story is partly inspired by Edvard Munch's painting The Death of Marat.
- The Statue, single work short story (p. 215-226)
- The Orange-Bellied Parrot, single work short story (p. 227-275)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Untitled]
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 November 2015; (p. 35)
— Review of Stories From Other Places 2015 selected work single work short story
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[Untitled]
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 November 2015; (p. 35)
— Review of Stories From Other Places 2015 selected work single work short story