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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Water
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

A quadriplegic man thinks over his wife's growing animosity ever since he was disabled. He directs his anger at his wife, the dispassionate community, and ultimately himself. In the end, he finds escape in the sea.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability

    Quadriplegia.

    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Third person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Passion Nick Earls , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1992 Z286797 1992 selected work short story satire St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1992 pg. 57-66
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian 7 January 1993 Z633116 1993 newspaper issue 1993 pg. 12
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