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Willy-Wagtails by Moonlight single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1962... 1962 Willy-Wagtails by Moonlight
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    y separately published work icon Australian Letters vol. 4 no. 3 March 1962 Z589015 1962 periodical issue 1962 pg. 35-43
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    y separately published work icon The Burnt Ones Patrick White , London : Eyre and Spottiswoode , 1964 Z479420 1964 selected work short story London : Eyre and Spottiswoode , 1964 pg. 76-87
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    y separately published work icon A Cheery Soul and Other Stories. Patrick White , Mikio Hiramatsu (editor), Tokyo : Kenkyusha , 1973 Z1430008 1973 selected work short story Tokyo : Kenkyusha , 1973 pg. 1-18
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    y separately published work icon Prose Writing for Australians : An Anthology of Feature Articles and Short Stories Alan Mahar (editor), John Powers (editor), Melbourne : Nelson , 1985 Z423040 1985 anthology criticism biography short story prose humour satire Melbourne : Nelson , 1985 pg. 268-277
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    y separately published work icon Australian Short Stories Carmel Bird (editor), Wantirna South : Houghton Mifflin , 1991 Z195467 1991 anthology short story extract satire humour Wantirna South : Houghton Mifflin , 1991 pg. 112-122
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    y separately published work icon Australian Literature : An Anthology of Writing from the Land Down Under Phyllis Fahrie Edelson (editor), New York (City) : Ballantine Books , 1993 Z110937 1993 anthology short story criticism extract biography 'Spanning more than a century, Australian Literature crystallizes a spirit, style, and ethos found nowhere else in world literature. These captivating selections in Australian Literature come from major voices, both famous and lesser known, and encompass short stories, memoirs, novels and aboriginal writings. Resonant or wryly witty, charming or disturbing, they explore themes deeply rooted in the Australian experience—shaping the land, the legacies of the convict past, the displacement of the aborigine, the search for a national identity, sex, love, and commitment.' (Publication summary)
              New York (City) : Ballantine Books , 1993
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    y separately published work icon Patrick White : Selected Writings Patrick White , Alan Lawson (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1994 Z481263 1994 selected work short story drama poetry prose correspondence extract autobiography St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1994 pg. 134-144
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Patrick White and Film Elizabeth Webby , Margaret Harris , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 13 no. 2 2013; '2011 saw the release of The Eye of the Storm, the first adaptation to the screen of one of Patrick White’s novels. There had been earlier attempts, in particular the long-running saga of Voss, seemingly as doomed to failure as the explorer’s own quest. White’s interest in the theatre was paralleled by his interest in film; he knew that adaptations could boost an author’s reputation and sales. Manuscripts in the National Library of Australia’s White papers reveal that he wrote adaptations of several of his short stories as early as 1963. He did not manage to sell any of these but collaboration with director Jim Sharman in the 1970s led to the production of White’s screenplay of his story ‘The Night, the Prowler’. Inspired by this, White wrote several original screenplays that were never filmed. ‘Monkey Puzzle’, intended as a full-length film, sends up the Australian literary scene as well as Australian films of the period. The shorter 'Kidults' also includes a parody of the film version of My Brilliant Career. (Author's abstract)
Epiphanies in Tables and Goats: The Burnt Ones, The Cockatoos, and Four Plays John Weigel , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1983; (p. 87-103)
The Burnt Ones Robert T. Robertson , 1977 single work criticism
— Appears in: Survey of Contemporary Literature 1977; (p. 984-986)
Six Short Stories by Patrick White Sylvia Butts , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: Makar , 19 June no. 15 1963; (p. 32-37)
Sarsaparilla in Solferinto Clement Semmler , 1962 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June vol. 1 no. 8 1962; (p. 94-95)
— Review of Willy-Wagtails by Moonlight Patrick White , 1962 single work short story ; Being Kind to Titina Patrick White , 1962 single work short story ; The Letters Patrick White , 1962 single work short story
Sarsaparilla in Solferinto Clement Semmler , 1962 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June vol. 1 no. 8 1962; (p. 94-95)
— Review of Willy-Wagtails by Moonlight Patrick White , 1962 single work short story ; Being Kind to Titina Patrick White , 1962 single work short story ; The Letters Patrick White , 1962 single work short story
Epiphanies in Tables and Goats: The Burnt Ones, The Cockatoos, and Four Plays John Weigel , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1983; (p. 87-103)
The Burnt Ones Robert T. Robertson , 1977 single work criticism
— Appears in: Survey of Contemporary Literature 1977; (p. 984-986)
Six Short Stories by Patrick White Sylvia Butts , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: Makar , 19 June no. 15 1963; (p. 32-37)
Patrick White and Film Elizabeth Webby , Margaret Harris , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 13 no. 2 2013; '2011 saw the release of The Eye of the Storm, the first adaptation to the screen of one of Patrick White’s novels. There had been earlier attempts, in particular the long-running saga of Voss, seemingly as doomed to failure as the explorer’s own quest. White’s interest in the theatre was paralleled by his interest in film; he knew that adaptations could boost an author’s reputation and sales. Manuscripts in the National Library of Australia’s White papers reveal that he wrote adaptations of several of his short stories as early as 1963. He did not manage to sell any of these but collaboration with director Jim Sharman in the 1970s led to the production of White’s screenplay of his story ‘The Night, the Prowler’. Inspired by this, White wrote several original screenplays that were never filmed. ‘Monkey Puzzle’, intended as a full-length film, sends up the Australian literary scene as well as Australian films of the period. The shorter 'Kidults' also includes a parody of the film version of My Brilliant Career. (Author's abstract)
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