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Notes
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Dedication: For John, Sue, Geoff and Don.
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Epigraph: 'Here at the sheer edge / of a continent dry weed / clutches, grey gulls turn / from the sea and gather / here, precariously / building their nest.' (David Malouf: 'Sheer Edge').
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Walls of Jericho, single work short story (p. 13-20)
- The Greatest of Herbs, single work short story (p. 21-24)
- Journal Entry, single work short story (p. 25-31)
- I Sent a Letter to My Love, single work short story (p. 32-39)
- Sequence, single work short story (p. 40-43)
- The Paper Chase, single work short story (p. 44-52)
- Symbiosis, single work short story (p. 53-59)
- Bedtime Stories, single work short story (p. 60-67)
- Xmas Cracker, single work short story (p. 68-74)
- Shadows, single work short story (p. 75-86)
- Through a Crooked Eye, single work short story (p. 87-97)
- American Doubles, single work short story (p. 98-106)
- Between Dreams, single work short story (p. 107-118)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Swamp to Supermarket : Suburbia in Recent Western Australian Fiction
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , December vol. 35 no. 4 1990; (p. 93-97) -
Experiences of a New Land
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 October 1987; (p. 8)
— Review of The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story ; The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Finding Ways Over the Walls
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 October 1987; (p. B3)
— Review of The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story -
Two Kinds of Writing : Letting Short Stories be Themselves
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 93 1987; (p. 26-27)
— Review of The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story ; The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Never Mind the Width...
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 October 1987; (p. 14)
— Review of The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography ; The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story
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This Time Toad Gets the Kiss
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 May 1987; (p. 49)
— Review of Kissing the Toad and Other Stories 1987 anthology poetry short story ; The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story -
Never Mind the Width...
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 October 1987; (p. 14)
— Review of The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography ; The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story -
Two Kinds of Writing : Letting Short Stories be Themselves
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 93 1987; (p. 26-27)
— Review of The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story ; The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Finding Ways Over the Walls
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 October 1987; (p. B3)
— Review of The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story -
Experiences of a New Land
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 October 1987; (p. 8)
— Review of The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story ; The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Swamp to Supermarket : Suburbia in Recent Western Australian Fiction
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , December vol. 35 no. 4 1990; (p. 93-97)
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