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Tim Winton's first collection of stories deals with men, women and children whose lives are coming apart and whose hearts are breaking. These spare, jagged stories, in which people struggle with change and disintegration, are vintage Winton. (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
Notes
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Dedication: This one is for Gonzo.
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Epigraph: Then Job answered and said, How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words? The Book of Job.
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Epigraph: The wounded surgeon plies the steel
That questions the distempered part; - T. S. Eliot, East Coker. -
Study guide available.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fitzroy,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:
Ringwood,
Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:McPhee Gribble
,Penguin
, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Secrets, single work short story (p. 1-6)
- A Blow, a Kiss, single work short story (p. 7-13)
- Getting Ahead (for Simon), single work short story (p. 15-22)
- My Father's Axe, single work short story (p. 23-33)
- Wake, single work short story (p. 35-39)
- Lantern Stalk, single work short story (p. 41-49)
- Thomas Awkner Floats, single work short story (p. 51-60)
- Wilderness, single work short story (p. 61-80)
- Neighbours, single work short story (p. 81-85)
- A Measure of Eloquence, single work short story (p. 87-98)
- The Oppressed, single work short story (p. 99-109)
- The Woman at the Well, single work short story (p. 111-115)
- Scission, single work short story (p. 117-155)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Australia : An Inescapable Cultural Paradigm? Cross- and Transcultural Elements in Tim Winton’s Fiction
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of the European Association for Studies on Australia , vol. 7 no. 2 2016; (p. 30-40) 'The article considers Tim Winton’s fiction in terms of its cross- and transcultural character. Despite the fact that local Australian settings permeate the writer’s narratives, Winton creates an imaginary space that is both local and transnational in terms of its quality of the domestic culture, which Winton extends beyond its original field of practice. Winton achieves the transcultural quality of his fiction through transgressions and boundary breaking that are possible due to his frequent reworking of the traditional Australian themes and concepts of the unknown, supernatural, mystical, numinous and sacred, exploitation of leitmotifs of journey, transit and in-betweenness, use of cross-cultural symbols as well as various utopian and dystopian topoi such as Arcadia and Heimat.' (Publication abstract) -
From Father to Son : Fatherhood and Father–Son Relationships in Scission
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tim Winton : Critical Essays 2014; (p. 161-182)'This chapter focuses on Winton's depiction of fatherhood and father-son relationships in his first collection of short fiction, Scission.' O'Reilly argues 'that Winton presents non-traditional fathers and complex father-son relationships in order to question and challenge Australian cultural norms regarding fatherhood and masculinity.' (162)
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The Lion in Winton
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 February 1996; (p. 9)
— Review of Scission 1985 selected work short story -
Nostalgia for Community: Tim Winton's Essay and Stories
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tilting at Matilda : Literature, Aborigines, Women and the Church in Contemporary Australia 1994; (p. 60-73) Homing In : Essays on Australian Literature and Selfhood 2006; (p. 31-44) -
Tim Winton : Interview
Daniel R. Willbanks
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
— Appears in: Speaking Volumes : Australian Writers and Their Work 1992; (p. 187-200)
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A-Frayed at the Edges
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1985; (p. 32-33)
— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories 1984 selected work short story ; Scission 1985 selected work short story -
A Short-Lived Attempt at Independence
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 16-17 March 1985; (p. 11)
— Review of Beachmasters 1985 single work novel ; Scission 1985 selected work short story -
Death and Disarray
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 71 1985; (p. 21)
— Review of Midwinter Spring 1985 single work novel ; Scission 1985 selected work short story -
Soft Revolution and Vibrant Life
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Saturday Review , 9 March 1985; (p. 7)
— Review of Scission 1985 selected work short story -
Stark Moments of Revelation
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 March 1985; (p. 14)
— Review of Scission 1985 selected work short story -
Tim Winton : Interview
Daniel R. Willbanks
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
— Appears in: Speaking Volumes : Australian Writers and Their Work 1992; (p. 187-200) -
Nostalgia for Community: Tim Winton's Essay and Stories
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tilting at Matilda : Literature, Aborigines, Women and the Church in Contemporary Australia 1994; (p. 60-73) Homing In : Essays on Australian Literature and Selfhood 2006; (p. 31-44) -
Burning Bright : Impressions of Tim Winton
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 45 no. 1 1986; (p. 83-93) -
From Father to Son : Fatherhood and Father–Son Relationships in Scission
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tim Winton : Critical Essays 2014; (p. 161-182)'This chapter focuses on Winton's depiction of fatherhood and father-son relationships in his first collection of short fiction, Scission.' O'Reilly argues 'that Winton presents non-traditional fathers and complex father-son relationships in order to question and challenge Australian cultural norms regarding fatherhood and masculinity.' (162)
-
Australia : An Inescapable Cultural Paradigm? Cross- and Transcultural Elements in Tim Winton’s Fiction
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of the European Association for Studies on Australia , vol. 7 no. 2 2016; (p. 30-40) 'The article considers Tim Winton’s fiction in terms of its cross- and transcultural character. Despite the fact that local Australian settings permeate the writer’s narratives, Winton creates an imaginary space that is both local and transnational in terms of its quality of the domestic culture, which Winton extends beyond its original field of practice. Winton achieves the transcultural quality of his fiction through transgressions and boundary breaking that are possible due to his frequent reworking of the traditional Australian themes and concepts of the unknown, supernatural, mystical, numinous and sacred, exploitation of leitmotifs of journey, transit and in-betweenness, use of cross-cultural symbols as well as various utopian and dystopian topoi such as Arcadia and Heimat.' (Publication abstract)
Awards
- 1985 winner Western Australia Week Literary Award — Prose Fiction
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