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Units Teaching this Work
| Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
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An Open Swimmer
Sydney
:
George Allen and Unwin
,
1982
Z69109
1982
single work
novel
(taught in 1 units)
'Jerra and his best mate Sean set off in a beaten-up old VW to go camping on the coast. Jerra's friends and family want to know when he will finish university, when he will find a girl. But they don't understand about Sean's mother, Jewel, or the bush or the fish with the pearl. They think he needs a job, but what Jerra is searching for is more elusive. Only the sea, and perhaps the old man who lives in a shack beside it, can help. An Open Swimmer is a remarkable first novel by one of Australia's most loved and respected writers.' (Publication summary) |
Australian Literature and Society (Contemporary) | Edith Cowan University | 2009 |
