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"Here is the strange and compelling story of Frogman, stage assistant extraordinaire: of Earl, the Master of Illusion; of Sister Rose and the beautiful but faded and mysterious Straub. From the backstage of the Silver Bird nightclub they come at last to the ugly country town of Highston, victims of each other's obsessions."
SourceAdaptations
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The Misery of Beauty
1989
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1989
single work
drama
An adaptation of Louis Nowra's original novel. A description of the novel is below.
"Here is the strange and compelling story of Frogman, stage assistant extraordinaire: of Earl, the Master of Illusion; of Sister Rose and the beautiful but faded and mysterious Straub. From the backstage of the Silver Bird nightclub they come at last to the ugly country town of Highston, victims of each other's obsessions."
Notes
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Dedication: To Sarah and To Daryl Wilkinson
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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"Speaking the Formula of Abjection" : Hybrids and Gothic Discourses in Louis Nowra's Novels
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 36 no. 3 1991; (p. 61-72) Peripheral Fear : Transformations of the Gothic in Canadian and Australian Fiction 2009; (p. 165-180) -
Defiant Visions from the Outer
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 October 1990; (p. 28) -
Interview : Louis Nowra
Jim Davidson
(interviewer),
1980
single work
interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 39 no. 4 1980; (p. 479-495) Sideways from the Page : The Meanjin Interviews 1983; (p. 280-302) -
Disappointment
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , February vol. 22 no. 2 1978; (p. 74-77)
— Review of The Crushing 1977 single work novel ; The Misery of Beauty : The Loves of Frogman 1976 single work novel -
Structural Strictures: Some Recent Fiction Considered
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 36 no. 2 1977; (p. 246-252)
— Review of The Glass Canoe 1976 single work novel ; The Misery of Beauty : The Loves of Frogman 1976 single work novel ; Die Anstalt 1974 single work novel ; A Lifetime on Clouds 1976 single work novel
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Disappointment
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , February vol. 22 no. 2 1978; (p. 74-77)
— Review of The Crushing 1977 single work novel ; The Misery of Beauty : The Loves of Frogman 1976 single work novel -
[Review] The Misery of Beauty [and] Conference-Ville
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 February 1977; (p. 28)
— Review of The Misery of Beauty : The Loves of Frogman 1976 single work novel ; Conference-Ville 1976 single work novel -
Structural Strictures: Some Recent Fiction Considered
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 36 no. 2 1977; (p. 246-252)
— Review of The Glass Canoe 1976 single work novel ; The Misery of Beauty : The Loves of Frogman 1976 single work novel ; Die Anstalt 1974 single work novel ; A Lifetime on Clouds 1976 single work novel -
"Speaking the Formula of Abjection" : Hybrids and Gothic Discourses in Louis Nowra's Novels
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 36 no. 3 1991; (p. 61-72) Peripheral Fear : Transformations of the Gothic in Canadian and Australian Fiction 2009; (p. 165-180) -
Defiant Visions from the Outer
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 October 1990; (p. 28) -
Interview : Louis Nowra
Jim Davidson
(interviewer),
1980
single work
interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 39 no. 4 1980; (p. 479-495) Sideways from the Page : The Meanjin Interviews 1983; (p. 280-302)
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