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'A traveller becomes a Monroe impersonator in the casinos of Macau. An obsessive son of Australians living in Jakarta confronts his strange rituals. A young woman is trapped in the boredom of her father's ministry in exotic Borneo. A daughter defies her mother and travels to Bali.
'Castagna's twenty stories range across countries: including Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and China, deftly exploring the relationships of parents and children, lovers and enemies, the transient and the resident. In the spirit of Rattawatt Lapacharoensap's Sightseeing, Castagna's fiction powerfully captures the landscapes and cultures of Asia and the intriguing interactions of Westerners with it.' (From the publisher's website.)
'Castagna's twenty stories range across countries: including Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and China, deftly exploring the relationships of parents and children, lovers and enemies, the transient and the resident. In the spirit of Rattawatt Lapacharoensap's Sightseeing, Castagna's fiction powerfully captures the landscapes and cultures of Asia and the intriguing interactions of Westerners with it.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication:
This book is dedicated to Michael Stevenson,
my travel partner in love and in life.
With special thanks to my parents Tony and Sandy Castagna,
for all their support. -
A selection of thematically linked travel stories.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Yarraville,
Footscray - Maribyrnong area,
Melbourne - West,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Transit Lounge
, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Next : Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, single work short story travel (p. 9-19)
- The River Baptists : Belaga, Borneo, single work short story travel (p. 20-28)
- Rituals : Jakarta, Indonesia, single work short story travel (p. 29-43)
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Breathe : Luang Prabang, Laos
Breathe,
single work
short story
(p. 44-53)
Note: With title: Breathe : Luang Prabang, Laos
-
Learning Indonesian : Bali, Indonesia
Sex, My Mother and the Indonesians,
single work
short story
(p. 54-62)
Note: With title: Learning Indonesian : Bali, Indonesia
-
Cold : Innner Mongolia, China
Cold,
single work
short story
(p. 63-71)
Note: With title: Cold : Innner Mongolia, China
- Small Indiscretions : Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, single work short story travel (p. 72-81)
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(Un)familiar : Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
single work
short story
travel
The story presents an example of 'dark tourism': an attraction or fascination with seeking out sites of atrocities.
-
Falling in Macau : Cotai, Macau
Falling in Macau,
single work
short story
(p. 94-105)
Note: With title: Falling in Macau : Cotai, Macau
-
Transition : Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
Transition,
single work
short story
(p. 106-115)
Note: With title: Transition : Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
- Borderlands : River Kwai Yei, Thailand, single work short story travel (p. 116-132)
-
A Lesson in English Grammar : Shanghai, China
A Lesson in English Grammar,
single work
autobiography
(p. 133-144)
Note: With title: A Lesson in English Grammar : Shanghai, China
Epigraph: 'All I did was write about a bunch of kids from a socialist country who took a lot of drugs. Our minds were empty but drugs couldn't give us imagination. A lot of crazy things have happened.'
From Candy by Mian Mian - Home : Changi Singapore, single work short story travel (p. 145-156)
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Cowboys : Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
Cowboys,
single work
short story
(p. 157-167)
Note: With title: Cowboys : Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
-
Refuge : Kota Bahru, Malaysia
Refuge,
single work
short story
(p. 168-175)
Note: With title: Refuge : Kota Bahru, Malaysia
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Last Train : Dalat Vietnam
Last Train,
single work
short story
(p. 176-187)
Note: With title: Last Train : Dalat Vietnam
- Complete : Phuket, Thailand, single work short story travel (p. 188-198)
- The Wanting : Poipet, Cambodia, single work short story travel (p. 199-206)
- Friends : Van Vieng, Laos, single work short story travel (p. 207-217)
- Making Stories, single work short story travel (p. 218-225)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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In Which Travel is Boring
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , no. 14 2012; (p. 32-33)
— Review of The Songlines 1987 single work prose ; Small Indiscretions : Stories of Travel in Asia 2011 selected work short story ; Melbourne 2011 single work prose -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 91 no. 1 2011; (p. 27)
— Review of Small Indiscretions : Stories of Travel in Asia 2011 selected work short story -
Off the Shelf : Stories
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 July 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Small Indiscretions : Stories of Travel in Asia 2011 selected work short story -
Off the Shelf : Stories
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 July 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Small Indiscretions : Stories of Travel in Asia 2011 selected work short story
-
Off the Shelf : Stories
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 July 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Small Indiscretions : Stories of Travel in Asia 2011 selected work short story -
Off the Shelf : Stories
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 July 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Small Indiscretions : Stories of Travel in Asia 2011 selected work short story -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 91 no. 1 2011; (p. 27)
— Review of Small Indiscretions : Stories of Travel in Asia 2011 selected work short story -
In Which Travel is Boring
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , no. 14 2012; (p. 32-33)
— Review of The Songlines 1987 single work prose ; Small Indiscretions : Stories of Travel in Asia 2011 selected work short story ; Melbourne 2011 single work prose
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