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'Themes of desire, memory, loss and the various guises of damage, are woven into stories that cross time and continents, like isobars of the psyche, presenting a variety of characters, each caught in moments of crisis and illumination.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Virago ed.).
Notes
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Finalist for the Trillium Award, Canada.
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Also available in braille and sound recording formats.
Contents
- Isobars : A Fugue on Memory, single work short story (p. 1-10)
- The Last of the Hapsburgs, single work short story (p. 11-27)
- Uncle Seaborn, single work short story (p. 28-37)
- The Second Coming of Come-By-Chance, single work short story (p. 38-51)
- I Saw Three Ships, single work short story (p. 52-67)
- Bondi, single work short story (p. 68-81)
- The Chameleon Condition, single work short story (p. 82-93)
- Dear Amnesty, single work short story (p. 94-105)
- Eggshell Expressway, single work short story (p. 106-117)
- To Be Discontinued, single work short story (p. 118-128)
- The Loss of Faith Expatriate, single work short story (p. 129-140)
- Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, single work short story (p. 141-149)
- Queen of Pentacles, Nine of Swords, single work short story (p. 150-163)
- A Little Night Music, single work short story (p. 164-170)
- Here and Now, single work short story (p. 171-177)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Olfactory Imagery in the Australian Lives in Selected Short Stories of Janette Turner Hospital
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 2010; 'The sensuality of the prose of Janette Turner Hospital is to my mind informed by the importance of olfaction and olfactory imagery underpinning her work, particularly in relation to the links between olfaction and memory, and place, as well as to the recurring themes of dislocation that inhabit the 'Australian' lives of characters in several of her short stories. Place and memory, and their associated links to olfaction, would suggest that an inquiry into Janette Turner Hospital's use of olfactory imagery might well offer deeper insights into how she effects her grapplings with the concepts of 'home' and 'belonging'.' (Author's abstract) -
y
Rainforest Narratives : The Work of Janette Turner Hospital
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
2009
Z1611963
2009
single work
criticism
'Rainforests evoke vivid imagery; the profusion of intertwined trees and undergrowth both invites and confounds exploration. Acclaimed writer Janette Turner Hospital conjures up a rainforest for readers by weaving threads of connection and meaning into a labyrinth of characters and plot lines. From The Ivory Swing to Orpheus Lost, Hospital's award-winning novels and short stories have challenged and intrigued readers for over twenty-five years. Hospital's books tackle complex themes of dislocation, identity, ethics and the nature of reality, wrapping around a reader like rainforest creepers, remaining attached long after the last page is turned.
In this groundbreaking work of literary criticism, David Callahan signposts and analyses the major themes scattered throughout Janette Turner Hospital's writing. Rainforest Narratives is the perfect companion to her fiction for readers and scholars alike.' -- Publisher description.
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Aberrant Decoding and Witness in Isobars
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Janette Turner Hospital 1998; (p. 39-51) -
Violence, Angels and Missing People in Janette Turner Hospital's World
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Janette Turner Hospital 1998; (p. 31-38) -
Sorcerer's Loops
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 200 1998; (p. 41-43)
— Review of Isobars 1990 selected work short story
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About Books
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , October vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 8-11)
— Review of The Kadaitcha Sung 1990 single work novel ; Reaching Tin River 1990 single work novel ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories 1990 selected work short story ; The Mighty World of Eye : Stories, Anti-Stories 1990 selected work short story criticism ; Isobars 1990 selected work short story ; Charades 1988 single work novel ; The Great World 1990 single work novel ; Flying Lessons 1990 single work novel ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography ; Marriages 1990 selected work short story ; Ingelba and the Five Black Matriarchs 1990 single work life story ; The Story of the Year of 1912 in the Village of Elza Darzins : A Novel 1990 single work novel ; A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Emptiness and Isobars - the Mapping of Isolation
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 51 no. 1 1991; (p. 159-165)
— Review of A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; Dieback 1990 single work novel ; Isobars 1990 selected work short story -
Of People and Places, in the Malarky and Other Countries
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 9 no. 4 1991; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Imagined Lives : A Study of David Malouf 1990 single work criticism ; Norman Lindsay on Art, Life and Literature 1990 selected work short story prose correspondence review criticism ; Isobars 1990 selected work short story ; Dimitris Tsaloumas : Poet 1990 single work biography criticism ; The Factory 1990 single work novel ; Malarky Dry 1990 single work novel -
Hope Beyond Brutality
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Herald , 26 August 1990; (p. 32)
— Review of Women Falling Down in the Street 1990 selected work short story ; Isobars 1990 selected work short story -
Distillations of an Expatriate Experience
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 September 1990; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Women Falling Down in the Street 1990 selected work short story ; Isobars 1990 selected work short story -
Violence, Angels and Missing People in Janette Turner Hospital's World
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Janette Turner Hospital 1998; (p. 31-38) -
Aberrant Decoding and Witness in Isobars
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Janette Turner Hospital 1998; (p. 39-51) -
y
Rainforest Narratives : The Work of Janette Turner Hospital
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
2009
Z1611963
2009
single work
criticism
'Rainforests evoke vivid imagery; the profusion of intertwined trees and undergrowth both invites and confounds exploration. Acclaimed writer Janette Turner Hospital conjures up a rainforest for readers by weaving threads of connection and meaning into a labyrinth of characters and plot lines. From The Ivory Swing to Orpheus Lost, Hospital's award-winning novels and short stories have challenged and intrigued readers for over twenty-five years. Hospital's books tackle complex themes of dislocation, identity, ethics and the nature of reality, wrapping around a reader like rainforest creepers, remaining attached long after the last page is turned.
In this groundbreaking work of literary criticism, David Callahan signposts and analyses the major themes scattered throughout Janette Turner Hospital's writing. Rainforest Narratives is the perfect companion to her fiction for readers and scholars alike.' -- Publisher description.
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Clever by Far
1992-1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Essays on Canadian Writing , Winter vol. 48 no. 1992-1993; (p. 55-59) -
Olfactory Imagery in the Australian Lives in Selected Short Stories of Janette Turner Hospital
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 2010; 'The sensuality of the prose of Janette Turner Hospital is to my mind informed by the importance of olfaction and olfactory imagery underpinning her work, particularly in relation to the links between olfaction and memory, and place, as well as to the recurring themes of dislocation that inhabit the 'Australian' lives of characters in several of her short stories. Place and memory, and their associated links to olfaction, would suggest that an inquiry into Janette Turner Hospital's use of olfactory imagery might well offer deeper insights into how she effects her grapplings with the concepts of 'home' and 'belonging'.' (Author's abstract)