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Writer Michele Lee,
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'Hmong–Australian writer Michele Lee’s new play, which explores death, ghosts and memory, began with a regular phone call to her parents. By Jinghua Qian.'
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[Review] The Dictionary of Lost Words,
single work
review
— Review of The Dictionary of Lost Words 2023 single work drama ;'Sydney Theatre Company’s adaptation of Pip Williams’ best-selling novel The Dictionary of Lost Words is loyal to the book but weighed down by exposition. By Fiona Murphy.' - Red Mercedes, single work short story
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Christos Tsiolkas : The In-Between,
single work
review
— Review of The In-Between 2023 single work novel ;'There’s a trick Christos Tsiolkas does in his eighth novel, The In-Between. At several points in the action, as the central drama plays out in the foreground, the focus drifts away. Tsiolkas brings our attention instead to a passing youth on the street or the gaze of another commuter.'(Introduction)
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Suzy Garcia (ed.) New Australian Fiction 2023,
single work
review
— Review of New Australian Fiction 2023 2023 anthology short story ;'“Great writing is about the outer things that point to the inner,” a character says in Julie Koh’s “On the Road”. That captures the spirit of Kill Your Darlings’ fifth annual New Australian Fiction anthology, which collects unusual stories that reveal more on multiple readings.' (Introduction)
