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'After searching high and low for the year's outstanding short fiction, Delia Falconer has selected masterful stories from some of the country's best-loved authors and exciting work from the up-and-coming. 'Stories don't have the novel's luxury of great swathes of time, its layerings, its wanderings, its counterpoints,' she observes. 'Instead, they must cut to the bone straightaway ... Sometimes they capture a shift in a whole world; at other times they put into words a mood or tone that we might not have seen, until it appears so beautifully before us. ' With their wry humor, quiet intensity and elegant economy, these stories display Australian writing at its diverse, unpredictable best.' (Publication summary)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Black Inc.
, 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Bridge of Sighs, single work short story (p. 1-10)
- The Lap Pool, single work short story (p. 11-29)
- A Refreshing Sleep, single work short story (p. 30-40)
- Club Selection, single work short story (p. 41-54)
- A Late Netting, single work short story (p. 55-59)
- The Train Crossed a Bridge, single work short story (p. 60-65)
- Suddenly Doctor Cox, single work short story (p. 66-76)
- Integrity, single work short story (p. 77-88)
- Here Is a Hair from Her Head, single work short story (p. 89-99)
- In Formation, single work short story humour (p. 101-109)
- The Nun's Story, single work short story (p. 110-115)
- Natural, single work short story (p. 116-131)
- Hell Is Other Parents, single work short story (p. 132-144)
- The Bodies, single work short story (p. 145-156)
-
Quicksilver's Ride,
single work
short story
An old man, having lost his ability to speak after a stroke, has retired to a half-built, empty villa at his daughter's urging. He is visited and assaulted regularly by schoolboys, led by one he nicknames Quicksilver; he cannot seek help because of his mutism. Seeking a conclusion to their battles, he hires a car, planning to hit and disable Quicksilver.
- White Spirit, single work short story (p. 170-179)
- And after Death the Judgment, single work short story (p. 180-199)
- Life Sentence, single work short story (p. 200-204)
- Mal, single work short story (p. 205-212)
- Picasso Boy, single work short story (p. 213-216)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
-
Picking Their Moment
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 318 2010; (p. 18-19)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009 anthology short story extract -
From Haunting to Funny, the Short Story Is in Rude Health
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-20 December 2009; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009 anthology short story extract -
Words to Conjure up Magic
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 December 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2009 2009 anthology essay column prose autobiography criticism ; The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009 anthology short story extract -
Assortment for All Tastes, Times
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 November 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009 anthology short story extract
-
Assortment for All Tastes, Times
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 November 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009 anthology short story extract -
Words to Conjure up Magic
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 December 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2009 2009 anthology essay column prose autobiography criticism ; The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009 anthology short story extract -
From Haunting to Funny, the Short Story Is in Rude Health
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-20 December 2009; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009 anthology short story extract -
Picking Their Moment
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 318 2010; (p. 18-19)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009 anthology short story extract
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