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Notes

  • Dedication: In memory of / Elizabeth Jolley 1923-2007 / Glenda Adams 1939-2007
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Alive in Ant and Bee, Gillian Mears , extract autobiography (p. 1-15)
From Frogmore, Victoria, Helen Garner , single work essay (p. 16-25)
Fire Down Below, Dan Chiasson , single work criticism (p. 26-35)
In Fealty to a Professor, Anne Sedgley , single work biography (p. 36-42)
The Heart of Desire, John Armstrong , single work essay
John Armstrong argues that 'the modern grail, sexual happiness, is profoundly dehumanising'.(Meanjin)
(p. 43-48)
The Ups, The Downs: My Life as a Biographer, Hazel Rowley , single work essay
Hazel Rowley sets out the skills required by a biographer and details her personal 'trajectory as a biographer'. She also exposes the impact of biographical writing on the writer.
(p. 49-64)
Note: 'Publication Details' refers to ABR publication as 'an earlier version'. (p.348)
Like Love in a Marriage, Anna Goldsworthy , single work essay (p. 65-77)
In Shiraz, Don Walker , extract prose travel (p. 81-97)
Note: From a longer account of a trip to Iran. (p.97)
Blow-Ins on the Cold Desert Wind, Kim Mahood , single work essay
Kim Mahood negotiates the place of a white Australian who moves 'on a regular basis between predominantly white urban Australia and predominantly black remote Australia'.
(p. 98-111)
Many Me, Katharine Rossmanith , single work essay (p. 122-128)
Lost in the Woods, Inga Clendinnen , single work essay (p. 172-181)
The Innocence Manoeuvre, Anna Funder , single work essay (p. 182-188)
Born in the GDR: An Inside Account, Gert Reifarth , single work essay

Gert Reifarth grew up in East Germany. In this essay, first published in Meanjin, he reflects on life behind the Iron Curtain and the tactics he used to circumvent government control. At one point, he sends coded letters to friends in the west so that they will smuggle in a copy of Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago. As an adult now living in Melbourne, he discusses his feelings about the past and future of the former GDR.

(p. 189-198)
Being There : The Strange History of Manning Clark, Mark McKenna , extract biography (p. 199-226)
Note: No subtitle.
Scale by Scale, Susan Hampton , single work essay (p. 336-346)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2007 .
      Extent: xiii, 352p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-349).
      ISBN: 9781863954198
      Series: y separately published work icon The Best Australian Essays Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2000-2018 Z1731488 2000 series - publisher essay extract prose review

      The first of the three 'Best of' collections, Best Australian Essays was initiated in 1998 (then published by Bookman Press) under the guidance of executive chair Morry Schwartz and edited by Peter Craven. In March 2018, Black Inc, announced the cancellation of all three, replaced by the series Best Summer Stories.

      Number in series: 8

Works about this Work

The Best Australian Essays Jenny Zimmerman , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 16 no. 1 2008; (p. 24)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay
The End of an Era Ray Cassin , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay
'Best' Essays Merit Book Title's Reckless Superlative Alexandra Coghlan , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 29 November vol. 17 no. 23 2007;

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay
Best in Show 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2007/08 vol. 87 no. 5 2007; (p. 38)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay ; The Best Australian Stories 2007 2007 anthology short story extract autobiography ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Keeping up the Conversation Brenton Holmes , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 December 2007; (p. 11-12)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay
A Careful and Cunning Arrangement A. P. Riemer , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 November 2007; (p. 35)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay
Keeping up the Conversation Brenton Holmes , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 December 2007; (p. 11-12)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay
Best in Show 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2007/08 vol. 87 no. 5 2007; (p. 38)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay ; The Best Australian Stories 2007 2007 anthology short story extract autobiography ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
The End of an Era Ray Cassin , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay
The Best Australian Essays Jenny Zimmerman , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 16 no. 1 2008; (p. 24)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007 anthology essay
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