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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Magic Garage
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'Munin, a former political prisoner, runs a "magic" garage in Setiabudi, a central Jakarta community earmarked for redevelopment. A bustling innercity subculture, Setiabudi is the focus for a fascinating mix of Jakartans, ranging from the elite and expatriates fostering development through to people living on the streets whose very survival it most directly affects. As he repairs one of his landlord's cars, spirit warnings suggest to Munin that something is in the air. Could it be the land clearance or is it something more sinister? But he cannot unravel the mystery alone.'

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    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Pandanus Books , 2002 .
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      Extent: 163p.
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      ISBN: 1740760166
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Works about this Work

Elvis Down Under : Simulations of a US Pop Icon in Australian Fiction Paul Genoni , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 177-193) 'This paper will examine a selection of Australian fiction which features Elvis Presley, or a Presley manqué, as a character. This will include novels and short fiction by Debra Adelaide (A Household Guide to Dying), Julie Capaldo (Weather), Nick Cave (And the Ass Saw the Angel), Gail Jones ('Heartbreak Hotel') and Dorian Mode (A Cafe in Venice). The paper will investigate the capacity of a ubiquitous pop icon such as Presley to absorb and reflect socio-cultural meanings that transcend national boundaries while at the same time affirming elements of national character. In doing so it will consider the meaning and function of trans-national celebrity in a globalised world, and explore why it is that Australian authors—and readers—find a resonance in the figure of Elvis Presley that is seemingly missing from the pop-iconography of their own country.' (Author's abstract)
Unreal Java Michael Day , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 September 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of Magic Garage John Donnelly , 2002 single work novel
Suharto's Indonesia Christopher Bantick , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 4 August 2002; (p. 49)
New Pearls in the Magic Garage Alison Broinowski , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 242 2002; (p. 59)
— Review of Magic Garage John Donnelly , 2002 single work novel
Jakarta Drawn in Life's Colours Francesca Beddie , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 April 2002; (p. 18)
— Review of Magic Garage John Donnelly , 2002 single work novel
Jakarta Drawn in Life's Colours Francesca Beddie , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 April 2002; (p. 18)
— Review of Magic Garage John Donnelly , 2002 single work novel
New Pearls in the Magic Garage Alison Broinowski , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 242 2002; (p. 59)
— Review of Magic Garage John Donnelly , 2002 single work novel
Unreal Java Michael Day , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 September 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of Magic Garage John Donnelly , 2002 single work novel
Elvis Down Under : Simulations of a US Pop Icon in Australian Fiction Paul Genoni , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 177-193) 'This paper will examine a selection of Australian fiction which features Elvis Presley, or a Presley manqué, as a character. This will include novels and short fiction by Debra Adelaide (A Household Guide to Dying), Julie Capaldo (Weather), Nick Cave (And the Ass Saw the Angel), Gail Jones ('Heartbreak Hotel') and Dorian Mode (A Cafe in Venice). The paper will investigate the capacity of a ubiquitous pop icon such as Presley to absorb and reflect socio-cultural meanings that transcend national boundaries while at the same time affirming elements of national character. In doing so it will consider the meaning and function of trans-national celebrity in a globalised world, and explore why it is that Australian authors—and readers—find a resonance in the figure of Elvis Presley that is seemingly missing from the pop-iconography of their own country.' (Author's abstract)
Suharto's Indonesia Christopher Bantick , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 4 August 2002; (p. 49)
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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