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'Jakarta, 1997, and the city is on the verge of a revolution.
'Even the Jordan children — Petra, Isaak and Paul — can feel it coming, shaking the edges of their privileged, protected expat world.
'Years later, Diana, an Australian development worker, moves to Jakarta and becomes entwined in the powerful Jordans' adult lives. As the monsoon descends, and the Jordans begin to fall apart, Diana sinks into the half-light of their past, where rumour and religion define the contours of the real, and the rules of the game change according to who is playing.
'Set in a global city of poverty, beauty, corruption and extreme wealth, Running Dogs is a novel about power and responsibility; about the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive, and the damage they can do.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication: For my mother, Kirsty Murray, who taught me the importance of stories.
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Epigraph:
The epigraph comprises four stanzas from Prelambang Jayabaya (an ancient Javanese prophecy). The epigraph begins: 'One day shall come a cart without a horse'.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The Best Young Australian Novelists
2013
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 May 2013; (p. 28-29) 'In a strong year for emerging writers, The Sydney Morning Herald shines a spotlight on six winners with extraordinary stories, writer Marc McEvoy.' -
[Review] Running Dogs
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 June 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of Running Dogs 2012 single work novel -
Obsession Leads to Adventure in Java
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 June 2012; (p. 33)
— Review of Running Dogs 2012 single work novel -
New Australian Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 June 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of The Boy Who Fell to Earth 2012 single work novel ; Running Dogs 2012 single work novel ; القاهرة باريس ملبورن : رواية 2005 single work novel -
Off the Shelf : Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 2 June 2012; (p. 34)
— Review of Running Dogs 2012 single work novel
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Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February/March vol. 91 no. 7 2012; (p. 31)
— Review of Running Dogs 2012 single work novel -
Conflicts of Interest
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 April 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of Running Dogs 2012 single work novel -
Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 29 April 2012; (p. 15) The Sun-Herald , 29 April 2012; (p. 19)
— Review of Running Dogs 2012 single work novel -
Across Space
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 341 2012; (p. 26)
— Review of Running Dogs 2012 single work novel -
Writer by Rite
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 May 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of Running Dogs 2012 single work novel -
The Best Young Australian Novelists
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 May 2013; (p. 28-29) 'In a strong year for emerging writers, The Sydney Morning Herald shines a spotlight on six winners with extraordinary stories, writer Marc McEvoy.'
Awards
- 2013 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
- 2013 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing
- 2013 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
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