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'An improvisation on a number of themes by Helen Garner, on one level this book is a study of literary semiotics and linguistic meaning. More importantly perhaps, it's a careful picture of what it was like to be in Sydney, and living the life of the mind, during the Big Brother season of 2005.' - Back cover
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Book launched at the Woolley Building, University of Sydney, by Catharine Lumby on 11 December 2006.
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Dedication: To my muses
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Profile of a Press : Puncher and Wattmann
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Latest Writing 2014-2016; Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 2 2015; (p. 38-47) 'The multi-award winning poet and novelist David Musgrave founded the independent publishing company Puncher and Wattmann in 2005. Its name derives from Lucky's soliloquy in Beckett's Waiting for Godot. In ten years, the press has produced some on hundred and ten books and established itself as a significant and reputable presence in the Australian cultural landscape. Though poetry titles constitute about three-quarters of the Puncher and Wattmann list, the press has also published literary fiction, literary and cultural criticism and biography.' (Introduction 39) -
Unpicking the Universe
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 189 2007; (p. 82-86)
— Review of Helen Garner and the Meaning of Everything 2006 single work novel ; National Treasure 2007 single work novel ; The Widow and Her Hero 2007 single work novel ; Long Afternoon of the World 2007 single work novel ; The American Brother 2007 single work novel ; Love Without Hope 2007 single work novel ; Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel ; The End of the World 2007 selected work short story ; Dodging the Bull : Stories 2007 selected work short story ; Rohypnol 2006 single work novel ; Feather Man 2007 single work novel ; Omar and Enzo in the Big Talking Book 2007 single work novel ; Confessions and Memoirs : National Anthology of New Australian Writing 2006 anthology short story extract autobiography -
A Matter of Rabbits
2007
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 April 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of Helen Garner and the Meaning of Everything 2006 single work novel -
Fantastical Cook and Bull Story
2007
single work
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 March 2007; (p. 12)
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Two Sides to the Story : Against
2007
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 February 2007; (p. 32)
— Review of Helen Garner and the Meaning of Everything 2006 single work novel
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Almost Absurdist, Definitely Brilliant
2007
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 January 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of Helen Garner and the Meaning of Everything 2006 single work novel -
Off the Shelf
2007
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— Appears in: The Age , 20 January 2007; (p. 26)
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Pitch and Pace Surprise in Erudite Comedy of Manners
2007
single work
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 January 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of Helen Garner and the Meaning of Everything 2006 single work novel -
Two Sides to the Story : For
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 February 2007; (p. 32)
— Review of Helen Garner and the Meaning of Everything 2006 single work novel -
Two Sides to the Story : Against
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 February 2007; (p. 32)
— Review of Helen Garner and the Meaning of Everything 2006 single work novel -
A Dreamer's Comic Grip
2006
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 December 2006; (p. 30-31) -
Profile of a Press : Puncher and Wattmann
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Latest Writing 2014-2016; Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 2 2015; (p. 38-47) 'The multi-award winning poet and novelist David Musgrave founded the independent publishing company Puncher and Wattmann in 2005. Its name derives from Lucky's soliloquy in Beckett's Waiting for Godot. In ten years, the press has produced some on hundred and ten books and established itself as a significant and reputable presence in the Australian cultural landscape. Though poetry titles constitute about three-quarters of the Puncher and Wattmann list, the press has also published literary fiction, literary and cultural criticism and biography.' (Introduction 39)
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