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While searching for the wreck of a Portuguese ship which could rewrite the history of Australia, archaeologist David Norfolk stumbles upon a corpse buried fifty years before. Determined to understand its connection to the ship, David uncovers a story of obsession, secrets and sexual passion (Source: Publisher's description).
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- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
- y James Bradley's Wrack : Study Notes for Area of Study : Discovery 2015-2018 HSC Seven Hills : Five Senses Education , 2014 8039923 2014 single work criticism
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Great Expectations
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 42 no. 3 2010; (p. 6-9) -
Australian Literature and the Making of History
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 55-74) Sharrad in this essay discusses a wide range of Australian fiction with attention to its negotiations with history. Sharrad says that the struggle of the writers he examines 'has been both to recover and reject history' (72-73). Through fiction, history is brought to life but 'lest we become trapped by the tyranny of the past, the writer has also to perform literary exorcisms that will free the future from the hauntings which currently still visit the Australian national present' (73). -
First Voice
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 July 2006; (p. 27) -
Books in Brief
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 1 August 1999; (p. 14)
— Review of Wrack 1997 single work novel
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Interest in the Amoral
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 151 1998; (p. 106-107)
— Review of Welcome to Tangier 1997 selected work short story ; Stepper 1997 single work novel ; Wrack 1997 single work novel ; Red Nights 1997 single work novel -
By the Seashore
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 189 1997; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Wrack 1997 single work novel -
Exploring the Landscape of the Heart
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 March 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Wrack 1997 single work novel -
First Novels
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 9 February 1997; (p. 7)
— Review of Wrack 1997 single work novel -
Lost Caravel and Lost Love Intertwine
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 11 no. 2 1997; (p. 116)
— Review of Wrack 1997 single work novel -
First Voice
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 July 2006; (p. 27) -
This Literary Life
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 March vol. 116 no. 6064 1997; (p. 74) -
Australian Literature and the Making of History
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 55-74) Sharrad in this essay discusses a wide range of Australian fiction with attention to its negotiations with history. Sharrad says that the struggle of the writers he examines 'has been both to recover and reject history' (72-73). Through fiction, history is brought to life but 'lest we become trapped by the tyranny of the past, the writer has also to perform literary exorcisms that will free the future from the hauntings which currently still visit the Australian national present' (73). -
Great Expectations
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 42 no. 3 2010; (p. 6-9) -
Goodbye Emma ... Hello Frontline
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Stephanie Raethel
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1997
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 August 1997; (p. 14)
Awards
- 1998 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
- 1998 winner Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award
- 1998 shortlisted Commonwealth Writers Prize — South-East Asia and Pacific Region — Best First Book Award
- 1998 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 1997 winner FAW Australian Literature Award
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