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First known date:
2019...
12 January
2019
of
The Weekend Australian
est. 1977
The Weekend Australian
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* Contents derived from the 2019 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Withering Wit and a Certain Hauteur,
single work
review
— Review of My Country : Stories, Essays & Speeches 2018 selected work short story essay ;(p. 16)'David Marr’s voice is ubiquitous, at least within the purlieus of the liberal Left. It’s also unique; the cultivated accent of the WASP establishment (although Sydney’s Shore was ‘‘a rotten school’’), slightly breathy, energetic, lengthening and emphasising an abnormal number of words, supremely confident, without hesitation, punchy, colloquial, witty and frequently withering.' (Introduction)
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Familiar Trope Makes Way for a Gripping Thriller,
single work
review
— Review of Second Sight 2018 single work novel ;(p. 18)'It’s a familiar trope: local girl made good returns to the town she escaped 20 years earlier and vowed not to revisit. Eliza Carmody, junior partner in a city law firm, is reluctantly back in beachside Kinsale.' (Introduction)
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