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Notes
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'The stories in this collection derive from the experiences of war and the adventures of migration and settlement in Paris and Australia and a range of ideas and emotions are canvassed with whimsical irony' (Peter Lumb, Foreword, p. v).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Adelaide,
South Australia,:Dezsery Ethnic Publications
, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Perfume of Patou, single work short story (p. 1-12)
- The Cruel Sunday, single work short story (p. 13-20)
- A Confused Defector, single work short story (p. 21)
- The Magic Eye, single work short story (p. 22)
- The Powerful One, single work short story (p. 23-28)
- Spilling the Salt, single work short story (p. 29)
- The Anthill, single work short story (p. 30-33)
- The Mouse Trap, single work short story (p. 34)
- Free as a Bird, single work short story (p. 35-52)
- Death in the Nettlebush (for Mary Packer Harris), single work short story (p. 53-64)
- His Lucky Star, single work short story (p. 65-69)
- Hauteville, single work short story humour (p. 70-71)
- The Road, single work short story humour (p. 72-77)
- Crossing the Bridges, single work short story (p. 78-85)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: This Australia , Winter vol. 3 no. 3 1984; (p. 94)
— Review of Crossing the Bridges 1984 selected work short story -
Tapping the Stream of Migration in Literature
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 July 1984; (p. 15)
— Review of Only Connect : Literary Perspectives East and West 1981 anthology poetry prose extract criticism ; Australia of All Places 1984 single work novel autobiography ; Crossing the Bridges 1984 selected work short story
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Tapping the Stream of Migration in Literature
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 July 1984; (p. 15)
— Review of Only Connect : Literary Perspectives East and West 1981 anthology poetry prose extract criticism ; Australia of All Places 1984 single work novel autobiography ; Crossing the Bridges 1984 selected work short story -
Untitled
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: This Australia , Winter vol. 3 no. 3 1984; (p. 94)
— Review of Crossing the Bridges 1984 selected work short story
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Subjects:
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cPoland,cEastern Europe, Europe,
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cFrance,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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cAustralia,c
Common subjects:
Settings:
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
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