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'A collection of award-winning short stories by Garry Disher spanning the continents of Australia, Africa and Europe, the extremes of loneliness and connection, and all the relationships between people and places.
'Stories in this collection have won the National Short Story Award, the Alan Marshall Award and the Henry Lawson Award, and have been published and broadcast across Australia and in the UK, Canada and Denmark.'
Source : publisher's blurb (Ligature)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Tap, single work short story (p. 1-14)
- The Difference to Me, single work short story young adult (p. 15-24)
- Now When It Rains, single work short story (p. 25-33)
- Amateur Hour, single work short story (p. 35-45)
- Gently, Gently, Sideways, single work short story (p. 47-53)
- Stinkadora, single work short story (p. 55-63)
- Exchangei"I took away her maidenhead", single work poetry (p. 65-75)
- Blessed, single work short story (p. 77-85)
- Restoration, single work short story (p. 87-93)
- Rudi, single work short story (p. 95-103)
- Chain, single work short story (p. 105-121)
- The Boundary Man, single work short story (p. 122-132)
- Another Word for It, single work short story (p. 133-140)
-
Poor Reception,
single work
short story
young adult
horror
'A young Melbourne driver picks up a girl hitch-hiker en route to Cairns. When she is later murdered in Cairns her ghost leads him back to the murder scene, but only for a horrible twist of fate to occur' (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77, p.55).
- Dead Eye, single work short story (p. 151-156)
- Something to Show for My Miserable Life, single work short story (p. 157-163)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Difference to Me
Adelaide
:
Radio 5UV
,
1989
Z963207
1989
single work
review
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 62-63)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story -
Through a Frozen Sea to Reality
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 September 1988; (p. 14)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story ; The Revolt of the Coats 1988 selected work short story -
A Little Cream but Mostly Curds
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 27-28 August 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story ; Stopping Over 1988 single work novel ; The Revolt of the Coats 1988 selected work short story -
The Latest in Paperbacks
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 July 1988; (p. 7)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story ; The Revolt of the Coats 1988 selected work short story
-
Mixed Bag
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , August no. 54 1988; (p. 25-26)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story ; The Enduring Disguise: Three Novellas 1988 selected work novella -
Short Stories : A Selection
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 104 1988; (p. 35-37)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story ; Sunday Evening : Stories 1988 selected work short story ; The Revolt of the Coats 1988 selected work short story ; Ride a Cock Horse 1988 selected work short story -
The Latest in Paperbacks
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 July 1988; (p. 7)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story ; The Revolt of the Coats 1988 selected work short story -
A Little Cream but Mostly Curds
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 27-28 August 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story ; Stopping Over 1988 single work novel ; The Revolt of the Coats 1988 selected work short story -
Through a Frozen Sea to Reality
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 September 1988; (p. 14)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories 1988 selected work short story ; The Revolt of the Coats 1988 selected work short story
Awards
- 1988 shortlisted Warana Writers' Awards — Steele Rudd Award
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