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Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Young Father, Ranald Allan , single work short story (p. 9-15)
Eclipsed, Nene Gare , single work short story humour (p. 16-22)
Reunion in Gunyah Creek, Maurice Corlett , single work short story (p. 23-30)
A Lovers' Museum, Philip Neilsen , single work short story (p. 31-35)
The Courts of the Lord, Fay Zwicky , single work short story (p. 36-40)
Games My Parents Played, Ken Leask , single work short story (p. 41-49)
Sunday Session, Kenneth Gaunt , single work short story (p. 50-51)
Uncle Games, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 52-59)
I Told Mama Not to Come, Angelo Loukakis , single work short story (p. 60-64)
Did He Pay?, Helen Garner , single work short story (p. 67-74)
Reading the Signs, Michael Wilding , single work short story (p. 74-77)
Graffito Spy, C. C. Catt , single work short story (p. 78-83)
Speedie Lady, Suzie Malouf , single work short story (p. 84-85)
The Prince Philip Blues, Gary Dunne , single work short story (p. 86-89)
Parting, Penelope White , single work short story (p. 90-95)
The Sex Part, Inez Baranay , single work short story (p. 96-99)
Hospital, Ania Walwicz , single work short story (p. 100-101)
Having a Wonderful Time, Kate Grenville , single work short story (p. 105-112)
Movements Before Falling, S. F. Melrose , single work short story (p. 113-120)
Dreaming of Glory, John Bryson , single work short story (p. 121-127)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1983 .
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      Extent: 282p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0140065989

Works about this Work

Short Story Anthologies in Australia Gay Raines , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 4 no. 1 1990; (p. 19-22)
Transgressions Tony Thwaites , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 45 no. 3 1986; (p. 429-432)

— Review of Transgressions : Australian Writing Now 1986 anthology short story ; The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories 1983 anthology short story
[Review] The Bodysurfers Brian Edwards , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Landfall , June vol. 39 no. 2 1985; (p. 213-223)

— Review of Fly Away Peter David Malouf , 1982 single work novella ; The Bodysurfers Robert Drewe , 1983 selected work short story ; An Item from the Late News Thea Astley , 1982 single work novel ; The Cure Peter Kocan , 1983 single work novel ; White Stag of Exile Thomas Shapcott , 1984 single work novel ; The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories 1983 anthology short story ; Kewpie Doll Barbara Hanrahan , 1984 single work novel ; The Bellarmine Jug : A Novel Nicholas Hasluck , 1984 single work novel ; Harland's Half Acre David Malouf , 1984 single work novel ; Woman in a Lampshade Elizabeth Jolley , 1983 selected work short story ; Miss Peabody's Inheritance Elizabeth Jolley , 1983 single work novel
"State of the Art" Contributors - A Survey Frank Moorhouse , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 11 no. 4 1984; (p. 493-495)
Examines responses to a survey asking contributors to Moorhouse's anthology of short stories State of the Art for biographical details which, however, were not published byPenguin.
Untitled Andrew Sant , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 58 1984; (p. 21-22)

— Review of The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories 1983 anthology short story
[Review] The Bodysurfers Brian Edwards , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Landfall , June vol. 39 no. 2 1985; (p. 213-223)

— Review of Fly Away Peter David Malouf , 1982 single work novella ; The Bodysurfers Robert Drewe , 1983 selected work short story ; An Item from the Late News Thea Astley , 1982 single work novel ; The Cure Peter Kocan , 1983 single work novel ; White Stag of Exile Thomas Shapcott , 1984 single work novel ; The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories 1983 anthology short story ; Kewpie Doll Barbara Hanrahan , 1984 single work novel ; The Bellarmine Jug : A Novel Nicholas Hasluck , 1984 single work novel ; Harland's Half Acre David Malouf , 1984 single work novel ; Woman in a Lampshade Elizabeth Jolley , 1983 selected work short story ; Miss Peabody's Inheritance Elizabeth Jolley , 1983 single work novel
An Original and Some Vivid Variety Geoffrey Dutton , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 December vol. 103 no. 5396 1983; (p. 62)

— Review of Plumbum David Foster , 1983 single work novel ; The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories 1983 anthology short story
Transgressions Tony Thwaites , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 45 no. 3 1986; (p. 429-432)

— Review of Transgressions : Australian Writing Now 1986 anthology short story ; The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories 1983 anthology short story
[Review] Milk : Stories [et al] John Webb , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 29 no. 2 1984; (p. 107-109)

— Review of Milk : Stories Beverley Farmer , 1983 selected work short story ; The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories 1983 anthology short story ; Uphill Runner James McQueen , 1984 selected work short story ; The Bodysurfers Robert Drewe , 1983 selected work short story
The Short Story in Australia Hume Dow , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 94-95 1984; (p. 86-87)

— Review of Australian Short Stories 1983 anthology short story extract ; The State of the Art : The Mood of Contemporary Australia in Short Stories 1983 anthology short story
Short Story Anthologies in Australia Gay Raines , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 4 no. 1 1990; (p. 19-22)
"State of the Art" Contributors - A Survey Frank Moorhouse , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 11 no. 4 1984; (p. 493-495)
Examines responses to a survey asking contributors to Moorhouse's anthology of short stories State of the Art for biographical details which, however, were not published byPenguin.
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