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'The unique collection explores the sea change in Australian life today. Two years before the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games the nation is witness to transformations of all types, whether they are radical, magical, sexual or political. In this especially-commissioned anthology, twenty-five of Australia's finest writers and photographers take up the challenge of exploring that theme, including David Malouf, Lily brett, Robert Drewe, Beth Yahp, Robert Dessaix, Tracey Moffatt, Anne Zhalka and William Yang.
This unusual anthology conterpoints essays and photographic images, short stories and the cartoons of Matthew Martin to challenge, surprise and entertain.' (Source: Back cover)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
, 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Introduction : The Power of Transformation, single work prose (p. 8-13)
- Tea with Matisse, single work biography (p. 16-29)
- No Don't, No Don't (for Fiona Giles), single work short story (p. 45-61)
- Eric, single work short story (p. 64-71)
- The Beautiful Hour, extract novel (p. 74-88)
- I Travelled Westi"I travelled West to find the Truth", single work poetry (p. 107-111)
- Forgiving the Sea, single work biography (p. 112-125)
- The Turtles' Graveyard, single work short story (p. 128-135)
- Ten Anecdotes About Lord Howe Island, sequence prose (p. 136-177)
- Mapping, single work prose (p. 138-144)
- Drink, single work prose (p. 144-145)
- The Man with Fire in His Eyes, single work prose (p. 146-148)
- Flotsam and Jetsam, single work prose (p. 148-151)
- Chooks, single work prose (p. 152-159)
- The Queen of Rat Tails, single work prose (p. 159-164)
- A Land of Giants, single work prose (p. 164-165)
- Expulsion, single work prose (p. 165-167)
- History as a Snake Devouring Itself, single work prose (p. 168-175)
- Valley of the Shadow of Death, single work prose (p. 175-177)
- The Serpent's Covenant, single work short story (p. 180-191)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , Autumn vol. 44 no. 1 1999; (p. 127-130)
— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose -
Object Lesson
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 19 September 1998; (p. 11)
— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose -
Paperbacks
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 September 1998; (p. 10)
— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose -
The New Wave
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 September 1998; (p. 12)
— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
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The New Wave
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 September 1998; (p. 12)
— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose -
Paperbacks
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 September 1998; (p. 10)
— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose -
Object Lesson
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 19 September 1998; (p. 11)
— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , Autumn vol. 44 no. 1 1999; (p. 127-130)
— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
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