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'Connected stories featuring the same narrator, Sam; beginning in a lower middle-class beach suburb in Melbourne and ending in a Carlton cafe 30 years later.' (Publication summary)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Great Wall of China, single work short story (p. 3-12)
- My First Kangaroo, single work short story (p. 13-19)
- Gambling, single work short story (p. 20-28)
- How's the Little Girl?, single work short story (p. 29-35)
- Uncle Dave's Funeral, single work short story (p. 36-41)
- The Macbeth Performance, single work short story (p. 42-50)
- First Love, single work short story (p. 51-60)
- Hitch-Hiking, single work short story (p. 61-68)
- Guilt, single work short story (p. 69-79)
- Living with the De Stoops, single work short story (p. 83-90)
- How I Nearly Got to Meet Norman Mailer, single work short story (p. 91-96)
- A Man of Culture, single work short story (p. 97-102)
- The Mugger, single work short story (p. 103-111)
- Cunning Linguists, single work short story (p. 112-127)
- Home After Twelve Months Away, single work short story (p. 128-136)
- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, single work short story (p. 139-147)
- The Astronaut Returns to Earth, single work short story (p. 148-155)
- In Search of Hugh Howard Hunter, single work short story (p. 156-164)
- Six and the Single Luncher Now We May Begin, single work short story (p. 165-169)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Gerrymander : The Place of Suburbia in Australian Fiction
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 49 no. 3 1990; (p. 565-575) Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 19-30) -
Eclectic Short Stories Find Their Way from Australia
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 4 no. 2 1990; (p. 133-135)
— Review of Dead Witness : Best Australian Mystery Stories 1989 anthology short story ; Personal Best : Thirty Australian Authors Choose Their Best Short Stories 1989 anthology short story autobiography biography ; Dislocations 1986 selected work short story ; City to City 1989 selected work short story -
Diverse Voices
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 9 no. 1 1990; (p. 58-60)
— Review of My Father's Moon 1989 single work novel ; The Fortunes of Mary Fortune 1989 selected work autobiography prose ; The New Diversity : Australian Fiction : 1970-88 1989 selected work criticism ; In the Winter Dark 1988 single work novel ; City to City 1989 selected work short story ; Flawless Jade 1989 single work novel ; Eight Voices of the Eighties : Stories, Journalism and Criticism by Australian Women Writers 1989 anthology criticism extract short story autobiography correspondence prose review interview -
Timely Evocation
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , August vol. 69 no. 996 1989; (p. 33)
— Review of City to City 1989 selected work short story -
Deliberate Emptiness Repels
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 2 December 1989;
— Review of City to City 1989 selected work short story
-
Diverse Voices
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 9 no. 1 1990; (p. 58-60)
— Review of My Father's Moon 1989 single work novel ; The Fortunes of Mary Fortune 1989 selected work autobiography prose ; The New Diversity : Australian Fiction : 1970-88 1989 selected work criticism ; In the Winter Dark 1988 single work novel ; City to City 1989 selected work short story ; Flawless Jade 1989 single work novel ; Eight Voices of the Eighties : Stories, Journalism and Criticism by Australian Women Writers 1989 anthology criticism extract short story autobiography correspondence prose review interview -
Stories Too Plain and Sauce Too Romantic
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 November 1989; (p. 9)
— Review of Beyond the Pale 1989 single work novel ; City to City 1989 selected work short story -
Some Pearls Among the Tasty Oysters
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 25-26 November 1989; (p. 9)
— Review of Beyond the Pale 1989 single work novel ; City to City 1989 selected work short story -
Eclectic Short Stories Find Their Way from Australia
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 4 no. 2 1990; (p. 133-135)
— Review of Dead Witness : Best Australian Mystery Stories 1989 anthology short story ; Personal Best : Thirty Australian Authors Choose Their Best Short Stories 1989 anthology short story autobiography biography ; Dislocations 1986 selected work short story ; City to City 1989 selected work short story -
Bright Bully Tells His Tale
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 October 1989; (p. 80)
— Review of Now and Then, Amen 1988 single work novel ; City to City 1989 selected work short story -
Gerrymander : The Place of Suburbia in Australian Fiction
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 49 no. 3 1990; (p. 565-575) Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 19-30)
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