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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Knowledge
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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The House of Breathing Gail Jones , Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1992 Z508629 1992 selected work short story (taught in 2 units)

    'The invasion of East Timor, the sinking of the Titanic, Freud's encounter with an "imbecile dwarf," astronomy, pregnancy, Tiananmen Square, a remote Aboriginal community: these historical episodes and narratives inspire the fourteen superb and engaging short stories in The House of Breathing, winner of four major Australian literary prizes. Concerned with the extremes of human experience, Jones's stories give fictional form to a wide range of philosophical concerns: cultural imperialism, political and sexual repression, the impact of modern technology on culture and consciousness.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb (US ed.)

         Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1992     pg. 121-129
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Daughters of the Sun : Short Stories from Western Australia Bruce Bennett (editor), Susan Miller (editor), Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 1994 Z492457 1994 anthology short story extract humour Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 1994 pg. 4-14
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Sunburnt Country : Stories of Australian Life Ray Coffey (editor), South Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1996 Z128415 1996 anthology poetry short story extract humour

    'An outstanding collection of autobiographical stories and short fiction about Australia and Australians, Sunburnt Country was first published in 1966. Since then it has reprinted and has sold over 6,000 copies. Contributors include Elizabeth Jolley, Sally Morgan, TAG Hungerford, AB Facey, Joan London and Gail Jones.' (Publication summary)

         South Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1996     pg. 48-56
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Western Australian Writing : An Online Anthology John Kinsella (editor), Nedlands : University of Western Australia Library AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2003 Z1075006 2003 anthology poetry autobiography biography correspondence essay extract prose short story Nedlands : University of Western Australia Library AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2003
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