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y separately published work icon The Fat Man in History selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 The Fat Man in History
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Fat Man in History, Peter Carey , single work short story

A short story set in a world where to be fat is to be counter-revolutionary and seen as greedy. Six fat men, ostracised from society, live together in one house and find some semblance of harmony. Hopeless, the only option to them seems to be to conform to society, until one of them suggests striking back at authority and the regime they live under. 

 (p. 7-32)
Peeling, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 33-43)
Do You Love Me?, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 44-54)
The Chance, Peter Carey , single work short story science fiction (p. 55-90)
The Puzzling Nature of Blue, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 91-112)
Exotic Pleasures, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 113-134)
The Last Days of a Famous Mime, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 135-139)
A Windmill in the West, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 140-150)
American Dreams, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 151-162)
War Crimes, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 163-192)
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