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1 y separately published work icon Tumble Joanna Preston , Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 2021 25091779 2021 selected work poetry

'In tumble, Joanna Preston’s bold and original voice swoops the reader from the ocean depths to the roof of the world, from nascent saints, Viking raids and fallen angels to talking cameras and an astronaut in space.

'This beautifully crafted collection traverses the lyric, free verse and traditional forms. It’s earthy and embodied, while at the same time woven through with myth and magical realism. Always, the human heartbeat is at stake, as Preston explores love, loss, longing and lust – how we stumble, how we soar.'

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1 1 y separately published work icon West Island : Five Twentieth-century New Zealanders in Australia Stephanie Johnson , Otago : University of Otago Press , 2019 18447114 2019 multi chapter work criticism biography 'Five notable twentieth-century New Zealanders who made their lives in Australia are the subject of this fascinating biographical investigation by award-winning author Stephanie Johnson.
Roland Wakelin, Dulcie Deamer, Jean Devanny, Douglas Stewart and Eric Baume had little in common in personality, proclivities and politics. Yet they all experienced fame and/or notoriety in the ‘West Island’ while being largely forgotten in their country of origin. They also occasionally crossed paths in the course of eventful lives.
'The works of painter Roland Wakelin place him as a founder of Australia’s Modern Movement, while his modest and affable personality was the opposite of the stereotypical artist. Dulcie Deamer was a writer and libertine known for her leopardskin attire and associations with the larger-than-life characters of the Sydney bohemian set – including the ‘Witch of Kings Cross’, fellow New Zealander Rosaleen Norton. The forthright feminism and creative integrity of novelist Jean Devanny led to bitter battles with the same communist movement she devoted decades of her life to. Douglas Stewart was one of the most famous ‘Australian’ writers of his period. He was a long- term gatekeeper for Australian letters as the literary editor of the Bulletin, and then editor for publishers Angus and Robertson. Born into an unusual and unorthodox Jewish family, Eric Baume gained prominence in Australia as an early prototype of the modern- day ‘shock jock’ and at one stage one of the country’s highest-earning media personalities and bestselling authors. A lifelong gambling addict, he died in debt.
'Stephanie Johnson restores these striking New Zealanders to our national narrative, engaging their life stories to illuminate the curious lacuna that exists at the heart of the complex relationship between the two nations.
As a writer with strong connections to both countries, Johnson draws on her own experiences of life on both sides of ‘the ditch’ in her reflections on the trans-Tasman diaspora and the subtle differences and cultural divide that set apart the two countries.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Dumont d'Urville : Explorer and Polymath Edward Duyker , Otago : University of Otago Press , 2014 8070324 2014 single work biography

'Explorer Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d’Urville (1790–1842) is sometimes called France’s Captain Cook. Born less than a year after the beginning of the French Revolution, he lived through turbulent times. He was an erudite polymath: a maritime explorer fascinated by botany, entomology, ethnography and the diverse languages of the world. As a young ensign he was decorated for his pivotal part in France’s acquisition of the famous Vénus de Milo.

'D’Urville’s voyages and writings meshed with an emergent French colonial impulse in the Pacific. In this magnificent biography Edward Duyker reveals that D’Urville had secret orders to search for the site for a potential French penal colony in Australia. He also effectively helped to precipitate pre-emptive British settlement on several parts of the Australian coast. D’Urville visited New Zealand in 1824, 1827 and 1840. This wide-ranging survey examines his scientific contribution, including the plants and animals he collected, and his conceptualisation of the peoples of the Pacific: it was he who first coined the terms Melanesia and Micronesia.

'D’Urville helped to confirm the fate of the missing French explorer Lapérouse, took Charles X into exile after the Revolution of 1830, and crowned his navigational achievements with two pioneering Antarctic descents.

'Edward Duyker has used primary documents that have long been overlooked by other historians. He dispels many myths and errors about this daring explorer of the age of sail and offers his readers grand adventure and surprising drama and pathos.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon This City Jennifer Compton , Otago : University of Otago Press , 2011 7064168 2011 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon The Summer King: Poems Joanna Preston , Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 2009 Z1678710 2009 selected work poetry
1 1 y separately published work icon Facing the Music : Charles Baeyertz and the Triad Joanna Woods , Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 2008 Z1556887 2008 single work biography 'An entertaining and lively biography of the founder and editor of the Triad , New Zealand's first longstanding cultural magazine. Founded in 1893 and running into the late 1920s, the magazine offered well-informed coverage of cultural activities in New Zealand, Australia and internationally in a broad mix of critical and original writing. Notoriously outspoken, Baeyertz was feared and respected as a critic. His music criticism was particularly intelligent and rigorous, making no concessions to personality or amateur or professional status. His later co-editor, the self-styled 'decadent' Frank Morton, was equally candid. This engaging biography of a fascinating man throws new light on a long-neglected period of New Zealand's cultural past.' (From the publisher).
1 1 y separately published work icon Amongst Friends : Australian and New Zealand Voices from America Patty O'Brien (editor), Bruce Vaughn (editor), Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 2005 Z1212132 2005 anthology essay Selection of essays on cultural and political bonds between Australian and New Zealand.
1 y separately published work icon Diaspora and the Difficult Art of Dying Sudesh Mishra , Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 2002 Z1322594 2002 selected work poetry
3 y separately published work icon The Crystal Messenger Pham Thi Hoai , Texas : Da Nguyen , 1990 Z1336589 1990 single work novel
1 2 y separately published work icon Queer Theory Annamarie Rustom Jagose , Carlton North : Melbourne University Press , 1996 Z1083651 1996 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon The Duel in the Creek and Other Tales of Victorian New Zealand Ray Hargreaves (editor), Peter Holland (editor), Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 1995 Z1226716 1995 anthology short story
1 y separately published work icon All the Tenderness Left in the World : Short Stories Stephanie Johnson , Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 1993 Z1062637 1993 selected work short story
3 19 y separately published work icon Maidenhome Ding Xiaoqi , ( trans. Chris Berry et. al. )agent)expression South Melbourne : Hyland House Monash Asia Institute , 1993 Z466894 1993 selected work short story
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