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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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Elvis Down Under : Simulations of a US Pop Icon in Australian Fiction
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
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 September 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of Magic Garage 2002 single work novel -
Suharto's Indonesia
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 4 August 2002; (p. 49) -
New Pearls in the Magic Garage
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 242 2002; (p. 59)
— Review of Magic Garage 2002 single work novel -
Jakarta Drawn in Life's Colours
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 April 2002; (p. 18)
— Review of Magic Garage 2002 single work novel
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Jakarta Drawn in Life's Colours
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 April 2002; (p. 18)
— Review of Magic Garage 2002 single work novel -
New Pearls in the Magic Garage
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 242 2002; (p. 59)
— Review of Magic Garage 2002 single work novel -
Unreal Java
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 September 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of Magic Garage 2002 single work novel -
Elvis Down Under : Simulations of a US Pop Icon in Australian Fiction
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
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 4 August 2002; (p. 49)
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