AustLit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'With photographic precision, author Susan Midalia captures the fleeting beauty, light and darkness to be found in the ephemera of everyday life. From the silences between people and the ordinariness of places, objects and events, she conjures narrative jewels of intelligence and grace. A History of the Beanbag is a short story collection with a difference - a scenic tour of the surprises secrets and fears beneath the cracked veneer of domesticity and suburban complacency.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
-
Dedication: To Dan, Jack and Harry.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Crawley,
Inner Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:UWA Publishing
, 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A History of the Beanbag, single work short story (p. 1-14)
- Freeze Frame, single work short story (p. 15-21)
- Legless, single work short story (p. 22-30)
- It's Only Words, single work short story (p. 31-43)
- A Voice in the Dark, single work short story (p. 44-53)
- Somewhere Else, single work short story (p. 54-66)
- Fitting In, single work short story (p. 67-75)
- Halfway Through the Nightmare, single work short story (p. 76-86)
- Meteor Man, single work short story (p. 87-99)
- Looking Out to Sea, single work short story (p. 100-106)
- All the Girls Are Doing It, single work short story (p. 107-119)
- Cobbler, Cobbler, single work short story (p. 120-129)
- A Comedy of Manners, single work short story (p. 130-145)
- Such a Shame, single work short story (p. 146-152)
- The Monstrous Arc, single work short story (p. 153-162)
- Put On Your Dancing Shoes, single work short story (p. 163-173)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
The Year's Work in Fiction : 2007-2008
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 53 no. 2008; (p. 50-58)
— Review of From : The Time We Have Taken 2007 extract novel ; Prime Cuts 2008 selected work short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2007 2007 anthology short story extract autobiography ; The Trout Opera 2007 single work novel ; Fear of Tennis 2007 single work novel ; The Complete Stories 2007 selected work short story ; Redfin 2007 selected work short story ; Rohypnol 2006 single work novel ; Breath 2008 single work novel ; The Last Sky 2008 single work novel ; Landscape of Farewell 2007 single work novel ; A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story ; Dead Birds 2007 single work novel ; Secrets of the Sea 2007 single work novel ; Other Country 2007 single work novel ; The Low Road 2007 single work novel ; Lilia's Secret 2007 single work novel -
The Domestic Sublime in New Australian Writing
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 19 no. 2 2008; (p. 27-28)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story ; The Invention of Everyday Life 2007 single work novel -
Deep in the Heart of Suburbia
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , July vol. 3 no. 6 2008; (p. 22)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story ; Redfin 2007 selected work short story ; [Camera Obscura] 2008 selected work short story ; The Boat 2008 selected work short story -
Mature, Confident Storytelling
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 December 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story ; The Prince of Frogs 2007 selected work short story -
Books Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 - 2 December 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story
-
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 87 no. 2 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story -
In Short : Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 November 2007; (p. 34)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story -
[Review] A History of the Beanbag
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , 23 November - 6 December no. 330 2007; (p. 30)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story -
Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 December 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story -
Books Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 - 2 December 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story
Awards
- 2007 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Fiction
Last amended 23 Sep 2020 13:09:46
Export this record