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First known date:
2017...
26 August - 1 September
2017
of
The Saturday Paper
est. 2014
The Saturday Paper
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* Contents derived from the 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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[Review Essay] : City of Crows,
single work
review
'Women who cast spells and brew potions to dispel illness and fuel desire have historically been vilified as servants of the devil. Contemporary culture has, to a large degree, drained the menace and repositioned witches as figures of frivolity in TV shows such as Charmed and Bewitched and in countless YA stories. This is a problem the reader faces with Chris Womersley’s fourth novel, a commercially adventurous departure from his earlier Australian literary jaunts – is it still possible to take a story about witches seriously?' (Introduction)
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Lost for Words,
single work
essay
'When the late writer underwent surgery for a tumour in the language centre of her brain, she faced the fear her command of English would be irrevocably damaged. '
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