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Alasdair Duncan Alasdair Duncan i(A64523 works by)
Born: Established: 1982 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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1 How it Begins Alasdair Duncan , 2006 extract novel (Metro)
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 - 13 August 2006; (p. 19)
1 8 y separately published work icon Metro Alasdair Duncan , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2006 Z1276557 2006 single work novel satire (taught in 5 units) 'Liam Kelly is the very model of the modern male - boys want to be him, girls want to be with him. He and his group of loyal mates spend their days driving around town, drinking beer and very occasionally going to lectures. His good looks compensate, everyone agrees, for his superior attitude and private-school arrogance. Liam and his girlfriend Sara seem to be the perfect couple, but when she leaves for a European trip without him, the facade begins to crumble. He sees six months of freedom ahead, unaware that the consequences of his bad-boy behaviour will threaten the image he has so carefully created. Metro is a satirical tale of morality, masculinity and money from the internationally acclaimed author of Sushi Central.' (Backcover)
1 8 y separately published work icon Sushi Central Alasdair Duncan , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2003 Z1063994 2003 single work novel

"Go out. Take a pill. Meet a boy. Dance. Recover. Repeat. Calvin is sixteen and out of control. Experienced but naïve, he and his friends feel disconnected from their safe, suburban world of private schools and four-wheel drives. They inhabit a world of their own design - a world of saccharine club anthems, where fun comes by the milligram and fashion is all that counts. Then Calvin meets Anthony, and the two boys form an obsessive bond. But as Calvin deals with the confusion of first love, he discovers pictures of Anthony on a website, and is drawn into a world more adult than he could have imagined. Sushi Central is a subversive black comedy about teen angst pushed to its final, self-destructive extremes. It is about the identities we create for ourselves, the fragile, impulsive nature of youth, and the fear of growing old." (Publisher's blurb)
1 Untitled Alasdair Duncan , 2001 extract short story (Love)
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 October 2001; (p. 7)
1 Love Alasdair Duncan , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-;
1 Rose and Charcoal Alasdair Duncan , 2000 single work novella
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