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Notes
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Previous publications of the stories are listed in the Acknowledgements.
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Acknowledgements page states that this work was written in Menton, France in 1978 while the author was holding the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, that it was published with the assistance of the Literature Board of Australia.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Request, single work short story (p. 1-7)
- Father Martin, single work short story (p. 8-17)
- The Wedding, single work short story (p. 18-25)
- Elvis is Dead, single work short story (p. 26-32)
- Class Wars, single work short story (p. 33-43)
- Tahi's Story, single work short story (p. 44-50)
- The Olive Tree, single work short story (p. 51-61)
- Faith of Our Fathers, single work short story (p. 62-155)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 285)
— Review of Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story -
Poignant Reflections
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , July no. 1 1983; (p. 49-51)
— Review of Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story -
Short Fiction in the Eighties : White Anglo-Celtic Male No More?
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 42 no. 1 1983; (p. 34-41)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; The Home Girls 1982 selected work short story ; The True Life Story of ... 1981 anthology short story ; Frictions : An Anthology of Fiction by Women 1982 anthology short story poetry extract autobiography prose ; Were All Women Sex-Mad? And Other Stories 1982 selected work prose ; Writing 1982 selected work poetry ; A Routine Rape : Short Stories and Poems 1981 selected work short story poetry prose ; On Firmer Shores 1981 selected work short story ; The Hat Trick: Australian Short Stories 1981 anthology short story -
Breaking Out into Prose
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , August no. 92 1983; (p. 65-67)
— Review of Fly Away Peter 1982 single work novella ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; The Hand That Feeds You : A Satiric Nightmare 1982 single work novel ; The Same Old Story 1982 selected work short story ; The Birthday Gift : A Novel 1982 single work novel -
Connoisseur's Fiction Guide
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 November 1982; (p. 13)
— Review of Getting Away with It : A Novel 1982 single work novel ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; My Blue-Checker Corker and Me 1982 single work novel
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Breaking Out into Prose
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , August no. 92 1983; (p. 65-67)
— Review of Fly Away Peter 1982 single work novella ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; The Hand That Feeds You : A Satiric Nightmare 1982 single work novel ; The Same Old Story 1982 selected work short story ; The Birthday Gift : A Novel 1982 single work novel -
Mixed New Australian Fiction
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 December 1982; (p. 18)
— Review of The Harlots Enter First 1982 selected work short story ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; The Home Girls 1982 selected work short story ; Pacific Highway 1982 single work novel -
Short Fiction in the Eighties : White Anglo-Celtic Male No More?
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 42 no. 1 1983; (p. 34-41)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; The Home Girls 1982 selected work short story ; The True Life Story of ... 1981 anthology short story ; Frictions : An Anthology of Fiction by Women 1982 anthology short story poetry extract autobiography prose ; Were All Women Sex-Mad? And Other Stories 1982 selected work prose ; Writing 1982 selected work poetry ; A Routine Rape : Short Stories and Poems 1981 selected work short story poetry prose ; On Firmer Shores 1981 selected work short story ; The Hat Trick: Australian Short Stories 1981 anthology short story -
Violent Bush Fable Comes a Cropper
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 30 November vol. 102 no. 5342 1982; (p. 87-88)
— Review of An Item from the Late News 1982 single work novel ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; The Translation of Mr Piffy and Other Stories 1982 selected work short story -
Connoisseur's Fiction Guide
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 November 1982; (p. 13)
— Review of Getting Away with It : A Novel 1982 single work novel ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; My Blue-Checker Corker and Me 1982 single work novel
Awards
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