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It's a simple family story ... From the New South Wales bush to bohemian Paris, from sports fields to strip clubs, from the jungles of Thailand to a leaky boat in the Pacific, A Fraction of the Whole follows the Deans on their freewheeling, scathingly funny and deeply moving quest to leave their mark on the world.
'After an injury which cut short a golden sporting career, Jasper's uncle became Australia's most beloved murderer. After a lifetime of impossible ideas and a brief stint as the country's saviour, Jasper's father became Australia's most loathed philosopher. This is Jasper's attempt to make sense of it all. (Back cover and Libraries Australia)
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Dedication: To Marie
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12 Books Every Australian Should Read
2016
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— Appears in: Australian Geographic [Website] , February 2016; 'Take a literary journey to the interior with these 12 must-read Australian books, representing a cross section of Australian literature, meditating on landscape, history and what makes us Australian.' -
Books That Changed Me : Claire Varley
2015
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Reconfiguring 'Asian Australian' Writing : Australia, India and Inez Baranay
2010
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— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 70 no. 3 2010; (p. 11-29) Mapping South Asian Diasporas 2018; (p. 250-267) -
Repeat Offenders
2010
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 69 no. 3 2010; (p. 142-148) -
A Brilliant Way with Words
2009
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 May 2009; (p. 26-27)
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[Review] A Fraction of the Whole
2008
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 87 no. 6 2008; (p. 36)
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Energy and Drive in Wild Kaleidoscope
2008
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 March 2008; (p. 15)
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Out of the Ordinary
2008
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 March 2008; (p. 12)
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Saga of Dysfunctional Males Weighs Heavily
2008
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 March 2008; (p. 10-11)
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Tom Jones Down Under
2008
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— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , March vol. 3 no. 2 2008; (p. 20)
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Three Men and a Legacy
2008
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What's Reality Got to Do with It
2008
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Debut is Just the Job
2008
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Two Australians on Man Booker List
2008
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 July 2008; (p. 3) -
Australia's Booker Double-Entry Bid
2008
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 July 2008; (p. 12)
Awards
- 2010 longlisted International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
- 2009 shortlisted Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing (UK)
- 2009 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
- 2009 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — People's Choice Award
- 2009 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
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