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1 1 y separately published work icon Mothertongue Sybille Smith , Newtown : Vagabond Press , 2016 10126120 2016 single work autobiography

'From street dogs of Buenos Aires to street cars of Vienna, from Sydney in the1940's to the puzzles of return journeys and the enigmas of ageing, these precisely observed and finely crafted essays are by turns moving, funny and profound. More than a memoir, they are an investigation of the act of remembering and the intricate part language plays in retrieving the past: There is a sort of continuous band of surface memory, registering daily events and able to deliver a printout at any time. There is a deeper level of archival data, which you can scroll through for a specific piece of information. And there is cutting a hole in the ice and lowering a line into the black water. These pieces are both entertaining and thought-provoking, and reveal a unique voice among contemporary essayists.' (Publication summary)
1 The Old Australia? Oratava Avenue, 1940 Sybille Smith , 2014 single work essay
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2014 2014; (p. 95-108)
1 Translating Walter Benjamin's Deutsche Menschen Sybille Smith , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 1 2003; (p. 40-45)
1 2 y separately published work icon Fireworks and Sparrows : Selected Poems S. S. Charkianakis , Sybille Smith (editor), ( trans. Vrasidas Karalis )expression Leichhardt : Primavera Press , 1994 Z136234 1994 selected work poetry
1 [Review] Across the Sea Wall Sybille Smith , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 162-163)
— Review of Across the Sea Wall Christopher Koch , 1965 single work novel
1 Untitled Sybille Smith , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 23-24)
— Review of Cherry Ripe Carmel Bird , 1985 single work novel
1 David Malouf's Short Stories Sybille Smith , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July vol. 29 no. 7 1985; (p. 83-85)
— Review of Antipodes : Stories David Malouf , 1985 selected work short story
1 It's a Better Trip the Second Time Across Sybille Smith , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 May 1982; (p. 41)
— Review of Across the Sea Wall Christopher Koch , 1965 single work novel
1 Brennan's Stature as Critic Sybille Smith , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , Summer vol. 7 no. 1 1963; (p. 65-70)
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