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'Author of six novels, Christopher John Koch (born in 1932) is one of Australia’s leading novelists who enjoys worldwide recognition. Koch’s writing has its finger on the pulse of today’s changing society. Not only does his work fall within a universal stream but it also stands out as a production of its own, built like a puzzle with distinct pieces. Through fiction, Koch explores other genres – the fairy tale, drama, poetry – to the point of producing multi-faceted works which challenge classification. In spite of the constant renewal of his settings for action, one notices the presence of a main thread which runs through Koch’s fiction: the antipodean and ambiguous relationship between illusion and reality.
'This theoretically informed monograph provides a book-by-book analysis of the novelist’s œuvre and gives a full picture of his Weltanschauung. It is valuable reference for scholars in Australian Studies, as well as those researching postcolonial, psychoanalytic and literary theories.
'This book is winner of the Excellence Award 2009 by the THESE-PAC jury (le prix THESE-PAC, Prix Jean-Pierre Piérard) in the South Pacific-Australasia category.'
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Dedication: For my parents, sister and Lara, with much love.
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Author's note: Water from the Moon is the fruit of years of time-consuming research first undertaken for E.EA (diplôme d'études approfondies) submitted in 1997 and then developed into a PhD (2001-2004). (p.xxi)
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[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 25 2011; (p. 137-140)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
Overdue Study of Multifaceted Writer
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 23 no. 2 2009; (p. 224-225)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 23 no. 4 2008; (p. 493-496)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch
2007
single work
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— Appears in: Postcolonial Text , vol. 3 no. 4 2007;
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
Recension
2007
single work
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— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , November vol. 6 no. 2 2007; (p. 34)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism
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Blurry Portrait
2007
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review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 293 2007; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 7 no. 2007; (p. 116-121)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
Recension
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , November vol. 6 no. 2 2007; (p. 34)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Postcolonial Text , vol. 3 no. 4 2007;
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 23 no. 4 2008; (p. 493-496)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch 2007 multi chapter work criticism -
The Finished Article
2007
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 294 2007; (p. 6)
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