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Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 The Best Australian Essays 2004
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Thomas, It's a Story for You The Handbag Studio Man to Man, Thomas Keneally , single work autobiography
Keneally recounts his accidental and inspiring first meeting in Los Angeles with Leopold Page, a Jewish Pole who survived World War II thanks to the efforts of Nazi, Oskar Schindler. Page told Keneally that he knew 'a wonderful story. A story of humanity ...' The story that emerged took written form as Keneally's Schindler's Ark.
 (p. 3-18)
Note: With title The Handbag Studio
Homage to Kenko, Isabel Huggan , extract autobiography (p. 19-30)
Desire and Discontent, Marion Halligan , extract prose (p. 31-43)
Herself, Bille Brown , single work essay (p. 44-51)
Bishops of the Moon and Closer Mountains, Elisabeth Holdsworth , single work essay (p. 52-60)
On Becoming a Mormon for a While and Other Madnesses Diary, M. J. Hyland , single work autobiography (p. 61-69)
Bed Riding, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work essay (p. 70-71)
Mind, Body and Age, Donald Horne , single work essay (p. 72-84)
The Nobel Lecture in Literature, J. M. Coetzee , single work essay short story (p. 87-96)
Somerset Maugham, Nicholas Shakespeare , single work essay (p. 97-113)
Brothers' Keepers : On Singing in the Choir, Kerryn Goldsworthy , single work essay (p. 114-118)
He'll Never Act His Age, Peter Conrad , single work essay (p. 119-123)
Cats and Dogs of Spain, Carmel Bird , single work essay (p. 124-131)
The Secret History of the Flying Carpet, Azhar Abidi , single work essay (p. 132-140)
Ethics and Aesthetics: The Chinese Lesson, Pierre Ryckmans , Mary Coupe (translator) single work essay (p. 141-146)
Crossing the Divide, Nicolas Rothwell , single work essay (p. 147-151)
Love, Death and Wilderness Photography, Peter Timms , single work essay (p. 152-161)
Towards an Erotics of Reading, Ann-Marie Priest , single work essay (p. 162-166)
Chain Reaction, Andrea Goldsmith , single work essay (p. 167-180)
The Rape of Tasmania, Richard Flanagan , single work essay (p. 183-194)
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