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Notes
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Dedication: For my children, Judith, Andrew & Anna
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Epigraph: I longed to fly, a bird of feeble flight, / Beyond the thunder and the stormy zone, / And seek the sunshine and the shade alone, / The homely plot and endless childhood days ... Adam Mickiewicz, Pan Tadeusz
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Wild Dogs, single work short story (p. 1-18)
- Lilies, single work short story (p. 19-28)
- Hoeing, single work short story (p. 29-52)
- The Peewit's Nest, single work short story (p. 53-66)
- The Chainsaw Incident, single work short story (p. 67-81)
- The White Eagle, single work short story (p. 82-93)
- Indian Mynas, single work short story (p. 94-103)
- The Red-Back Spider, single work short story (p. 104-114)
- The Black Madonna, single work short story (p. 115-128)
- Empty Cages (for Frank Mazzotta), single work short story (p. 129-149)
- Pick-and-Shovel Hero, single work short story (p. 150-162)
- The Superman T-Shirt, single work short story (p. 163-174)
- "Is Your Wife Here, Honey?" (for Al Zolynas), single work short story (p. 175-188)
- The Biggest Bonfire of All, single work short story (p. 189-202)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 243)
— Review of The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Short Stories Examine New Australians
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 2 no. 2 1988; (p. 90)
— Review of Africa and After 1983 selected work short story ; The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Poet's Novel Brings to Life Its Time, the 1960s
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 November 1988; (p. 27) -
Stories of Death and Other Rites of Passage
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1987-1988; (p. 26-28)
— Review of The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Strangers in a Strange Land
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 August 1987; (p. B4)
— Review of The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story
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Stories of Death and Other Rites of Passage
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1987-1988; (p. 26-28)
— Review of The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Running from Geelong to Revive a Dead Queen
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 October 1987; (p. 16)
— Review of Propinquity 1986 single work novel ; The Wild Dogs : Stories 1987 selected work short story -
Short Stories Examine New Australians
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 2 no. 2 1988; (p. 90)
— Review of Africa and After 1983 selected work short story ; The Wild Dogs : 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 -
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 -
Poet's Novel Brings to Life Its Time, the 1960s
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 November 1988; (p. 27)
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