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'Julian Davies’ sixth and most unusual novel, is a contemporary social satire closely based on Aldous Huxley’s first novel (from 1921), Crome Yellow. This playful response to another book is startlingly furthered by the text being surrounded by almost 400 drawings by Phil Day, whose hand-made books are collected by many state and university libraries, including The National Library of Australia. In this lively collaboration between words and pictures, the illustrations form a closely related parallel visual text that weave around and interact with the unfolding story. Set in multi-millionaire Mitchell Rimbush’s bush retreat, where artists and writers on the make gather with their wealthy admirers, conversation is the one constant prerequisite.' (Publication abstract)
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Works about this Work
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Grace, Wit in Richly Detailed Tale
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 April 2015; (p. 14)
— Review of Crow Mellow 2014 single work novel -
Julian Davies
Julian Davies : The Man behind Crow Mellow and Finlay Lloyd
2014
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 October 2014; (p. 20-21) The Canberra Times , 18 October 2014; The Age , 18 October 2014; (p. 24)
— Review of Crow Mellow 2014 single work novel 'Disenchanted with mainstream publishing, a respected author started his own company specialising in words and images.'
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Julian Davies
Julian Davies : The Man behind Crow Mellow and Finlay Lloyd
2014
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 October 2014; (p. 20-21) The Canberra Times , 18 October 2014; The Age , 18 October 2014; (p. 24)
— Review of Crow Mellow 2014 single work novel 'Disenchanted with mainstream publishing, a respected author started his own company specialising in words and images.' -
Grace, Wit in Richly Detailed Tale
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 April 2015; (p. 14)
— Review of Crow Mellow 2014 single work novel
Awards
- 2015 winner Canberra Critics Circle Awards — Illustrated Fiction