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Alternative title: Huŷèn thoại m̂ọt giòng nứơc
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 The History of Water
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Notes

  • Vietnamese title lacking accents.
  • The radio adaptation was shortlisted for the 1994 NSW State Literary Awards and at the 1995 Berlin Prix Futura.

Production Details

  • First performed at the Wharf Studio, Sydney, 3 June 1992. Also produced in London (1994), Canada (1995), and ABC Radio (1994).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English , Vietnamese
Notes:
English text interspersed with Vietnamese passages.
    • Paddington, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 1995 .
      Extent: 56p.
      Description: illus., port.
      Note/s:
      • Introduced by Sneja Gunew. Foreword 'Exploring the Space between Language and Time', by Noelle Janaczewska.
      ISBN: 086819395X
      Series: Currency Plays Currency Press (publisher), series - publisher
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— Review of The Gap Anna Broinowski , 1995 single work drama ; Feet of Clay Betty Roland , 1928 single work drama ; The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife Mary E. Wilkinson , 1922 single work drama ; Delphiniums Catherine Shepherd , 1943 single work drama ; Playing the Past : Three Plays by Australian Women Catherine Shepherd , Mary E. Wilkinson , Betty Roland , 1995 selected work drama ; The History of Water Noëlle Janaczewska , 1995 single work drama
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— Review of The Gap Anna Broinowski , 1995 single work drama ; Composing Venus Elaine Acworth , 1995 single work drama ; The Family Jill Shearer , 1994 single work drama ; The History of Water Noëlle Janaczewska , 1995 single work drama
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— Review of The History of Water Noëlle Janaczewska , 1995 single work drama
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Eat the Table Noëlle Janaczewska , 1996 single work criticism
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