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A series of interlocking stories in vignette style, set in Melbourne's Jewish community and tracing the lives of a group of people. (Source: UQP)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Moishe Zimmerman's Wife, single work short story humour satire (p. 1-12)
- Something Shocking, single work short story (p. 13-23)
- Not a Simple Matter, single work short story humour (p. 25-38)
- Not One Drop of Juice, single work short story humour (p. 41-54)
- A Lunatic Proposition, single work short story (p. 55-66)
- Half-There, single work short story (p. 69-83)
- Locker 1012, single work short story (p. 84-94)
- A Glimpse of Stocking, single work short story humour satire (p. 97-112)
- A Hormonal Imbalance, single work short story humour satire (p. 113-123)
- The Alpha-Jerk Field, single work short story humour satire (p. 125-145)
- Moving Meals, single work short story humour satire (p. 146-168)
- All Kind of Things, single work short story humour satire (p. 171-183)
- On Different Fronts, single work short story humour satire (p. 184-208)
- Wombat Lodge, single work short story humour (p. 211-229)
- We Are All Brothers and Sisters, single work short story humour satire (p. 230-248)
- What God Wants, single work short story humour (p. 251-260)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also published in braille format.
Works about this Work
-
Seriously Funny: Happy Returns of Humour in Australian Short Fiction
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009; (p. 125-139) -
Thing Could Be Forgotten: Women's Remembrances in Lily Brett's Poetry and Fiction
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 41 no. 4 1996; (p. 56-63) -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Ms , January/February 1994; (p. 68)
— Review of What God Wants 1991 selected work short story -
Lively, Funny, and Painful Talk Illuminates Australian Jewish Life
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 7 no. 1 1993; (p. 72)
— Review of What God Wants 1991 selected work short story -
Restoring a Damaged Past
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 16 July vol. 59 no. 41 1993; (p. 9)
-
Parents and Children : restoring a damaged past
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1992; (p. 87-91)
— Review of Things Could Be Worse 1999 selected work short story ; What God Wants 1991 selected work short story -
Recent Australian Fiction
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 36 no. 11 1992; (p. 86-88)
— Review of Raising the Shadow 1992 single work novel ; The Last Magician 1992 single work novel ; Good Night, Mr Moon 1992 single work novel ; The Blosseville File 1992 single work novel ; Breaking Glass : A Novel in Two Parts 1992 single work novel ; Things Could Be Worse 1999 selected work short story ; What God Wants 1991 selected work short story ; Magpie : A Novel 1992 single work novel -
What a Reader Wants is More
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 135 1991; (p. 45-46)
— Review of What God Wants 1991 selected work short story -
Forecasts
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , August vol. 71 no. 1018 1991; (p. 22)
— Review of What God Wants 1991 selected work short story -
Funny Romp with Middle-Class Jews
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 October 1991; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of What God Wants 1991 selected work short story -
Seriously Funny: Happy Returns of Humour in Australian Short Fiction
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009; (p. 125-139) -
Thing Could Be Forgotten: Women's Remembrances in Lily Brett's Poetry and Fiction
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 41 no. 4 1996; (p. 56-63) -
Restoring a Damaged Past
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 16 July vol. 59 no. 41 1993; (p. 9)
Awards
- 1992 winner Warana Writers' Awards — Steele Rudd Award
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