AustLit
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Contents
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Sex, Money, Power,
single work
review
— Review of Man in Armour 2020 single work novel ;'Author Siobhan McKenna’s debut novel takes a saucy look at the corporate world, writes Caroline Overington.'
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That’s Not a Joke ... This Is a Joke,
single work
review
— Review of The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee 2020 single work film/TV ;'The kindest comment I can make about Paul Hogan’s new movie, The Very Excellent Mr Dundee, is that it includes John Cleese’s worst performance ever (and, yes, I have seen Fierce Creatures from 1997).' (Introduction)
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Australia Proper,
single work
review
— Review of Beyond the Mirage : An Autobiography 2020 single work autobiography ;'An autobiography of Arthur Upfield, creator of part-indigenous detective Bony, shows that sometimes outsiders have the clearest perspective, writes Geordie Williamson'
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Under the Influence,
single work
review
— Review of Eagerly We Burn 2019 selected work poetry ;'Across a long career that includes 10 books of poems, short story and nonfiction collections, essays and librettos, Barry Hill has maintained a quiet, persistently influential place in Australian literature. His books have won numerous awards in this country and his eighth book, Naked Clay: Drawing From Lucian Freud, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize in Britain.' (Introduction)
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A Stringbag Thumbs up,
single work
review
— Review of The Insider 2020 single work autobiography ; (p. 16) Section: Review -
Losing the Plot, or Taming It?,
single work
review
— Review of The Sandpit 2020 single work novel ;'Nicholas Shakespeare has done everything and known everybody in his time. As a boy in Argentina, he read to Jorge Luis Borges; as a literary editor in London in his early 20s, he published reviews by Dirk Bogarde; as a biographer, he wrote a reliable account of that starry bewilderment of a man Bruce Chatwin; as a novelist, his The Dancer Upstairs was turned into a film directed by John Malkovich.' (Introduction)
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The Horse’s Mouth,
single work
column
'Once, while travelling in Italy, I found myself in Siena for the Palio: Tuscany’s chaotic, treacherous bareback horserace that takes place in the city’s bakingly hot medieval square, the Piazza del Campo, twice yearly at the height of summer.' (Introduction)
- Happy Valley Turnoveri"American alfalfa, fresh off the jet, arrives for a", single work poetry (p. 18)
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Podcasts,
single work
review
— Review of Fitzroy Diaries 2018 series - publisher podcast radio play ;'The second season of The Fitzroy Diaries follows up an excellent debut by pushing the show’s exceptional writing and colourful performances in a lot of new directions. This second season ran late last year, but I’ve been holding off listening for the right moment. Today, it’s a bittersweet, moving reminder of pre-lockdown life in Melbourne.' (Introduction)