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lLonghand records an expatriate's view of England and parts of Europe, with notes on landscape, dialogue overhead, people met, time spent in aTropical Diseases Hospital, fragments of books, reportage and, always, ideas for stories.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Matisse Is Jammed with Confidence' : Painting and Creative Inspiration in the Early Writings of Murray Bail
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 56 no. 1 2011; (p. 198-215) Argues that the early writings of Murray Bail marked a radical break with the Australian realist tradition. -
The Long Hand of Murray Bail : Travel and Writing
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 25-36) 'In this paper Paul Sharrad suggests that Murray Bail 'could not have produced most of his work without journeying abroad, and that his book of travel observations, Longhand, offers insights into one particular kind of 'journeying' as well as his reliance on material picked up along his journeying out from and back to Australia. While he began serious writing around the age of 19 in his native South Australia, and composed some other stories during his years in Melbourne working in advertising, Bail did not really get going as a published writer until he had been overseas for several years, first in India and then England and Europe. His jottings in Longhand: a Writer's Notebook, show on the one hand, how his sense of being a writer affects his recording of the travel experience, and secondly, how much his travels have had an impact on his fiction.'' (25-26)
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Literate Scribblings
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Real Opinions : Polemical and Popular Writings 1992; (p. 78-82)
— Review of Longhand : A Writer's Notebook 1989 single work autobiography novel -
[Review] A Body of Water [et al]
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Studies , November no. 6 1992; (p. 145-151)
— Review of A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; The Country Without Music 1990 single work novel ; Longhand : A Writer's Notebook 1989 single work autobiography novel ; Master of the Ghost Dreaming 1991 single work novel ; Cloudstreet 1991 single work novel ; Lateshows 1990 selected work prose ; Velvet Waters 1990 selected work short story ; The Harbour Breathes 1989 selected work prose poetry -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Redoubt , August no. 12 1991; (p. 65-67)
— Review of Longhand : A Writer's Notebook 1989 single work autobiography novel
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Untiitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , February vol. 5 no. 2 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of Longhand : A Writer's Notebook 1989 single work autobiography novel -
Rich Landscapes of the Mind
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 February 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; Longhand : A Writer's Notebook 1989 single work autobiography novel -
[Review] A Body of Water [et al]
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Studies , November no. 6 1992; (p. 145-151)
— Review of A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; The Country Without Music 1990 single work novel ; Longhand : A Writer's Notebook 1989 single work autobiography novel ; Master of the Ghost Dreaming 1991 single work novel ; Cloudstreet 1991 single work novel ; Lateshows 1990 selected work prose ; Velvet Waters 1990 selected work short story ; The Harbour Breathes 1989 selected work prose poetry -
Drawing the Line
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 9 no. 2 1990; (p. 59)
— Review of Spider Cup 1990 single work novel ; Over the Top with Jim : Hugh Lunn's Tap-Dancing, Bugle-Blowing Memoir of a Well-Spent Boyhood 1989 single work autobiography ; Sisters : A Novel 1904 single work novel ; North of the Moonlight Sonata 1989 selected work short story ; Longhand : A Writer's Notebook 1989 single work autobiography novel ; Mo Burdekin 1941 single work novel -
A Brave Collection
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Herald , 13 October 1989; (p. 16)
— Review of Longhand : A Writer's Notebook 1989 single work autobiography novel -
Mapping the Brainwaves
1989
single work
column
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , October vol. 4 no. 10 1989; (p. 6-8) -
'Matisse Is Jammed with Confidence' : Painting and Creative Inspiration in the Early Writings of Murray Bail
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 56 no. 1 2011; (p. 198-215) Argues that the early writings of Murray Bail marked a radical break with the Australian realist tradition. -
The Long Hand of Murray Bail : Travel and Writing
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 25-36) 'In this paper Paul Sharrad suggests that Murray Bail 'could not have produced most of his work without journeying abroad, and that his book of travel observations, Longhand, offers insights into one particular kind of 'journeying' as well as his reliance on material picked up along his journeying out from and back to Australia. While he began serious writing around the age of 19 in his native South Australia, and composed some other stories during his years in Melbourne working in advertising, Bail did not really get going as a published writer until he had been overseas for several years, first in India and then England and Europe. His jottings in Longhand: a Writer's Notebook, show on the one hand, how his sense of being a writer affects his recording of the travel experience, and secondly, how much his travels have had an impact on his fiction.'' (25-26)
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Revealed : Author's Devious Delights
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 7 October 1989; (p. 22)
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Subjects:
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cIndia,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- Europe,
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1970s
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