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Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays
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'This is a literary journey of an Australian writer's encounter with the culture and people of China, particularly its young writers and artists, and of the evolving influence of China on the writer's own work and life. Nicholas Jose is the author of four novels and two collections of short stories. He was Cultural Counsellor at the Australian Embassy, Beijing, between 1987 and 1990, and has taught Australian Studies in China.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Wakefield Press , 1995 .
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      Extent: 193, [8]p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Bibliography pp.[195-196].
      ISBN: 1862543364
    • Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Wakefield Press , 2014 .
      Extent: 224p.
      Edition info: Revised edition
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      • Published February 2014

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      ISBN: 9781743051528
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Works about this Work

'Taming Distance' : Cross-Cultural Connections in the Work of Nicholas Jose Marc Delrez , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , vol. 36 no. 1 2001; (p. 45-57) The articles discusses the treatment and presentation of China in Jose's novels, on the background of the tradition of imaginative engagement with Asia by other Australian authors. It argues that although Jose subscribes at times both to the myth of Asia's mystery and to cliches of oriental mysticism, his work differs from previous generations of Australian novelists in that the author looks to the possibility of "Sino-Australian symbiosis" as part of a desirable, if utopian, aim. Thus his work testifies to a shift in emphasis in respect of cross-cultural pursuits and the post-colonial stance, possibly subverting the notion of a unitary national identity.
Travel Writers Practice China-Gazing Fiona Giles , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 10 no. 1 1996; (p. 69-70)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
Untitled Antonio Jose Simoes Da Silva , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , Autumn vol. 41 no. 1 1996; (p. 131-133)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
Whispering Jose Jeremy Clarke , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , January-February vol. 6 no. 1 1996; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
A Long, Convoluted Relationship Peter Pierce , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 September 1995; (p. C12)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
The China Syndrome Chong Weng-Ho , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 172 1995; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
Paperbacks Tony Maniaty , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 July 1995; (p. rev 9)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
A Long, Convoluted Relationship Peter Pierce , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 September 1995; (p. C12)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
Whispering Jose Jeremy Clarke , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , January-February vol. 6 no. 1 1996; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
Untitled Antonio Jose Simoes Da Silva , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , Autumn vol. 41 no. 1 1996; (p. 131-133)
— Review of Chinese Whispers : Cultural Essays Nicholas Jose , 1995 selected work prose
'Taming Distance' : Cross-Cultural Connections in the Work of Nicholas Jose Marc Delrez , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , vol. 36 no. 1 2001; (p. 45-57) The articles discusses the treatment and presentation of China in Jose's novels, on the background of the tradition of imaginative engagement with Asia by other Australian authors. It argues that although Jose subscribes at times both to the myth of Asia's mystery and to cliches of oriental mysticism, his work differs from previous generations of Australian novelists in that the author looks to the possibility of "Sino-Australian symbiosis" as part of a desirable, if utopian, aim. Thus his work testifies to a shift in emphasis in respect of cross-cultural pursuits and the post-colonial stance, possibly subverting the notion of a unitary national identity.
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