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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Chippendale,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Pan
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Radiant Heat, single work short story (p. 15-31)
- Machete, single work short story (p. 35-37)
- The First Motel, single work short story (p. 41-54)
- Mandalay, single work short story (p. 57-69)
- River Water, single work short story (p. 73-89)
- The Lawyers of Africa, single work short story (p. 93-103)
- The Needle `Story', single work short story (p. 107-121)
- All the Boys, single work short story (p. 125-142)
- Sister, single work short story (p. 145-146)
- Life of a Barbarian, single work short story (p. 149-167)
- The Hammett Spiel, single work short story (p. 171-178)
- The Bay of Contented Men, single work short story (p. 181-212)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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In the Service of Complex Truths : The Aims and Art of Robert Drewe's Fiction
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 26-41) A discussion of Robert Drewe's repeated questioning in his writings of notions of 'truth'. -
Mining Dark Places
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Text and Sex 1995; (p. 147-164)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men 1989 selected work short story -
Robert Drewe : Interview
Daniel R. Willbanks
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
— Appears in: Speaking Volumes : Australian Writers and Their Work 1992; (p. 58-71) -
[Review] The Bay of Contented Men [and] Taking Shelter
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Winter vol. 65 no. 1 1991; (p. 185)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men 1989 selected work short story ; Taking Shelter 1989 single work novel -
Anxieties of the Affluent
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 6 September no. 4614 1991; (p. 21)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men 1989 selected work short story
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A New Angle on Our Uneasy Repose
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 November 1989; (p. 89)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men 1989 selected work short story -
Contented Men Don't Take Risks
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 Decemeber 1989; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men 1989 selected work short story -
Short Stories that Explore the Country of the Mind
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 2 December 1989; (p. 15)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men 1989 selected work short story ; North of the Moonlight Sonata 1989 selected work short story -
The Comic Spirit Triumphant in a Black World
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 9-10 December 1989; (p. 8)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men 1989 selected work short story -
The Perils of Publishing
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 69 no. 997 1989; (p. 25)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men 1989 selected work short story -
In the Service of Complex Truths : The Aims and Art of Robert Drewe's Fiction
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 26-41) A discussion of Robert Drewe's repeated questioning in his writings of notions of 'truth'. -
Bringing the Beach to Book : Robert Drewe
1989
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 18 November 1989; (p. 68-72) -
Foreword
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 October 1990; (p. rev 5) -
Robert Drewe : Interview
Daniel R. Willbanks
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
— Appears in: Speaking Volumes : Australian Writers and Their Work 1992; (p. 58-71) -
Real-Life Writing in Review
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 September 1990; (p. 25)
Awards
- 1990 winner Commonwealth Writers Prize — South-East and South Pacific Region — Best Book from the Region Award
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