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'Stories told from the point of view of Beatie, a young girl growing up in Brisbane, (Publication summary)recreate family relationships and trace the path from adolescence to adulthood.'
Contents
- Under the House, single work short story (p. 3-16)
- The Appearance of Things, single work short story (p. 17-44)
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Against the Wall,
single work
short story
In suburban stories such "Against The Wall," a young girl's year of home lessons (she stutters, and school is interrupted on that account) exposes her to the delicious boredom--yet terror--of seeing what one's parents' lives are like 24 hours of the day.
(Source: Kirkus Reviews)
- The Way to Budjerra Heights, single work short story (p. 67-104)
- The Aviator, single work autobiography (p. 105-111)
- The Milk, single work short story (p. 115-139)
- The Late Sunlight, single work short story (p. 140-157)
- Outdoor Friends, single work short story (p. 158-246)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Reading Australia : 'Jessica Anderson's Tirra Lirra by the River'
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 369 2015; (p. 30-32)'In 1978, Australia’s two most coveted national literary prizes of the time were both won by women: Helen Garner’s first novel Monkey Grip (1977) won the National Book Council Award for fiction, and the Miles Franklin Literary Award was won by Tirra Lirra by the River (1978), Jessica Anderson’s fourth novel. Both of these books have since become classics of Australian literature, rarely out of print and regularly rediscovered by new generations of readers.' (Author's introduction 30)
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The Tales of Strangers
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , July no. 10 2012; (p. 61-66) 'Frances O'Beirne, the young heroine of The Commandant (1975), offers a key to the genius of Jessica Anderson: 'I am made up of hundreds of persons, and I never know which will come out.' Open Anderson's eight published works of fiction and you'll be presented with different worlds, all-encompassing, entirely absorbing, real.' (Author's introduction) -
Turning Up the Heat on the 'Warm Zone': A Novel Reading of Jessica Anderson's Queensland
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 2 2000; (p. 32-44) - y Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1996 Z509037 1996 single work criticism
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"The Older You Grow, the Less You Care"
1994
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 July 1994; (p. 6A)
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[Review] Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , October vol. 2 no. 10 1987; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories 1987 selected work short story autobiography -
Glowing
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , August no. 41 1987; (p. 19)
— Review of Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories 1987 selected work short story autobiography -
Memories Fed by Imagination
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 7 no. 4 1989; (p. 64)
— Review of Final Things 1987 selected work novella ; Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories 1987 selected work short story autobiography -
[Review] The Commandant
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Studies , December no. 3 1989; (p. 81-88)
— Review of The Commandant 1975 single work novel ; Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories 1987 selected work short story autobiography -
Notes on Fiction
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1987/8 no. 2 1987; (p. 117-120)
— Review of The Last Man's Head : Chip-Chop, Chip-Chop, The Last Man's Head Off 1970 single work novel ; Self Possession 1987 single work novel ; The Invaluable Mystery 1987 single work novel ; Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories 1987 selected work short story autobiography -
The Tales of Strangers
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , July no. 10 2012; (p. 61-66) 'Frances O'Beirne, the young heroine of The Commandant (1975), offers a key to the genius of Jessica Anderson: 'I am made up of hundreds of persons, and I never know which will come out.' Open Anderson's eight published works of fiction and you'll be presented with different worlds, all-encompassing, entirely absorbing, real.' (Author's introduction) -
The Child in the (Queensland) House: David Malouf and Regional Writing
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Provisional Maps : Critical Essays on David Malouf 1994; (p. 71-84) -
Solitude and Relationship in Jessica Anderson's Shorter Fiction
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Short Fiction in the New Literatures in English : Proceedings of the Nice Conference of the European Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies 1989; (p. 63-68) - y Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1996 Z509037 1996 single work criticism
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"The Older You Grow, the Less You Care"
1994
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 July 1994; (p. 6A)
Awards
- 1988 shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Banjo Award
- 1987 commended FAW ANA Literature Award
- 1987 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Book of the Year
- 1987 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Fiction Prize
- 1987 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — Barbara Ramsden Award