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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 24-25 February 2007 of The Australian est. 1964 The Weekend Australian
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Face : John Bailey : Storyteller, Wordsmith, Jill Rowbotham , single work column (p. 3) Section: Review
Caught in the Con, Caroline Overington , single work column (p. 6) Section: Review
For the Fable-Filching West, if the Slipper Fits, Exploit It, Nury Vittachi , single work column
Vittachi comments on the 'tragedy' of Western cultures 'lifting' children's stories from Asia and then presenting them in Westernised form. Vittachi particularly features the story of Cinderella, often assumed to be European in origin; Vittachi asserts that it is adapted from a tale by Chinese storyteller Tuan Ch'eng-Shih.
 (p. 8-9) Section: Review
Kids' Lit, Jodie Minus , single work review
— Review of Freaks Ahoy! Leigh Hobbs , 2007 single work children's fiction ; The Herb of Grace Kate Forsyth , 2007 single work children's fiction ; Lucy's Cat and the Rainbow Birds Anthony Hill , 2007 single work picture book ; (p. 10) Section: Review
Harsh New World, Geordie Williamson , single work review
— Review of Inner Workings : Literary Essays 2000-2005 J. M. Coetzee , 2007 selected work essay ; (p. 11) Section: Review
Science Fiction, Terry Dowling , single work review
— Review of Eidolon 1 2006 anthology short story ; (p. 11) Section: Review
Seabirdsi"Seabirds resting on the rockshelf-", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 13) Section: Review
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