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y separately published work icon The Faber Book of Contemporary Australian Short Stories anthology   short story   humour   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 The Faber Book of Contemporary Australian Short Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Faber , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Persimmon Tree, Marjorie Barnard , single work short story (p. 3-6)
A Harmless Affair, Christina Stead , single work short story (p. 9-29)
My Friend, Lafe Tilly, Christina Stead , single work short story (p. 30-39)
Gretel, Hal Porter , single work short story (p. 43-56)
Mother, Judah Waten , single work short story (p. 59-73)
The Wonderfully Intelligent Sheep-Dog, Dal Stivens , single work short story humour science fiction (p. 77-84)
Down at the Dump, Patrick White , single work short story satire (p. 87-117)
Clay, Patrick White , single work short story (p. 118-138)
The Voice, Peter Cowan , single work short story (p. 141-147)
A Rat in the Building, Olga Masters , single work short story humour (p. 151-162)
Five Acre Virgin, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 165-171)
Fairfields Frederick the Great Returns to Fairfields, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 172-188)
The Cost of Things, Elizabeth Harrower , single work short story (p. 191-205)
The Meeting, Shirley Hazzard , single work short story (p. 209-222)
Hostages, Fay Zwicky , single work short story (p. 225-230)
The Sun in Winter, David Malouf , single work short story (p. 233-238)
Going into the Heartlands with the Wrong Person at Christmas, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story (p. 241-249)
Libido and Life Lessons, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story (p. 250-255)
The Only Adam, Gerald Murnane , single work short story (p. 259-266)
Melpo, Beverley Farmer , single work short story (p. 269-280)
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