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'A group of 6 friends converge on the fabled island of Jamaica to compete in a marathon relay swim across treacherous water. Most have known each other since school, scions of wealth, breeding and privilege and members of the upper echelon of supposedly classless Sydney. The odd man out is new money Jeremy Hutchison (Hut), who's tolerated by the group because of the fortune he's made, but never really accepted. It is a group of people on the edge of crisis, none more so than Hut, who is guarding a terrible truth. As the sleazy charms of Jamaica insinuate themselves onto the group, things fall apart in predictable and surprising ways, and the secrets of the past must be addressed. Compulsive reading from an unflinching observer of fallibility, hypocrisy and thwarted ambition.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: The Jamaica portrayed in these pages, and all thopse who exist there, are works of fiction. This book is dedicated to the facts who got out of the way of a good story.
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- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Interview : Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Malcolm Knox
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 8 2012; (p. 111-133) -
Forewarned is Forearmed : A Carnival of Masculinities
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 35 no. 2008; (p. 125-127)
— Review of Jamaica : A Novel 2007 single work novel -
Exploring the Hidden Self : An Interview with Malcolm Knox
Lindsay Simpson
(interviewer),
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 35 no. 2008; (p. 121-124) -
An Anthropological Turn?
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 192 2008; (p. 88-92)
— Review of On a Wing and a Prayer 2006 single work novel ; The Lost Dog 2007 single work novel ; Musk and Byrne 2008 single work novel ; The Solemn Lantern Maker 2008 single work novel ; The Biographer 2008 single work novel ; The Spare Room 2008 single work novel ; They Called Me the Wildman : The Prison Diary of Henricke Nelson 2008 single work novel ; Many Years a Thief 2007 single work novel ; Jamaica : A Novel 2007 single work novel ; The Good Parents 2008 single work novel ; Black Sheep : A Dystopian Novel 2007 single work novel ; Misconceptions 2008 single work novel -
The View from There
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 August 2008; (p. 30) Jane Richards reports on British reviews of Julia Leigh's Disquiet and Malcolm Knox's Jamaica.
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Deft Satire Leavens Deep, Dark Tales
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 September 2007; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Jamaica : A Novel 2007 single work novel -
They Swam of Their Own Accord
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 september 2007; (p. 26)
— Review of Jamaica : A Novel 2007 single work novel -
Men Behaving Badly
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 September 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of Jamaica : A Novel 2007 single work novel ; Muck 2007 single work autobiography -
Nasty Types
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 30 September 2007; (p. 18)
— Review of Jamaica : A Novel 2007 single work novel -
The Loves, Hates and Torments of Some Truly Vile Bodies
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 October 2007; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Jamaica : A Novel 2007 single work novel -
The View from There
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 August 2008; (p. 30) Jane Richards reports on British reviews of Julia Leigh's Disquiet and Malcolm Knox's Jamaica. -
Exploring the Hidden Self : An Interview with Malcolm Knox
Lindsay Simpson
(interviewer),
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 35 no. 2008; (p. 121-124) -
Interview : Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Malcolm Knox
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 8 2012; (p. 111-133)
Awards
- 2008 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction
- 2007 winner Colin Roderick Award
Last amended 17 Jun 2020 10:08:05
Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
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cJamaica,cCaribbean, Americas,
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