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'Despite a shared history of British imperialism, and commonalities like the English language, a democratic polity and a craze for cricket, Australians and Indians know very little about each other of sadhus and spinners attempts to correct this with a range of stories that trace the chequered history of interactions between the two nations from John Langs The Mohammedan mother (1859) to Yasmine Gooneratnes masterpiece (2002), the stories in this anthology bring to the fore a variety of literary responses to Indo-Australian encounters there are stories here of Australian visitors to India and stories about and by Indians-immigrants or temporary visitors-in Australia thoughtful, exploratory and often just wide-eyed in its observation of strange new worlds, the anthology provides insights into an array of fascinating cross-cultural encounters.' (Publication summary)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
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, 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.-
Introduction
Australian Literary Encounters with India,
single work
criticism
(p. vii-ix)
Note: Abridged version.
- The Mohammedan Mother, single work prose travel (p. 1-17)
- Our Nearest Great Country, extract prose (p. 18-21)
- The Soul of the Melon Man, single work short story (p. 22-25)
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'My Friend, the Maharajah',
single work
short story
(p. 26-30)
Note: With title: My Friend, the Maharajah
- Black and White, single work short story (p. 31-35)
- The Khyber Pass and a Kidnapping, extract novel (p. 36-46)
- A Democrat on the Ganges, single work short story (p. 47-54)
- Mrs James Greene, single work short story (p. 55-81)
- Kumari, single work short story (p. 82-88)
- Sadhus and Sahibs, extract novel (p. 89-98)
- The Clothesline in the Himalayas, single work short story (p. 99-101)
- Meeting Mister Ghosh, single work short story (p. 102-110)
- The Elephant Stop, single work short story (p. 111-114)
- The Strange Business at Bombay and Madras, single work short story (p. 115-125)
- Passage from India, single work short story (p. 126-141)
- A Foot in the Stream, single work prose travel (p. 142-148)
- The Guru, single work short story (p. 149-158)
- Monsoon, single work short story (p. 159-165)
-
Maisie Goes to India,
single work
short story
(p. 166-182)
Note: Dedication: for My Mother, Maisie (1910-1993), and for My Father, George
Epigraph: If there is Paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here. (Inscription in Shah Jahan's Audience Hall, Delhi)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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India's Teeming Plenitude
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 323 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract -
Dry Continent Meets the Sub-Continent
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 January 2010; (p. 11)
— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract -
Beggaring Belief
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Biblio : A Review of Books , November-December vol. 14 no. 11 & 12 2009; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract
-
Dry Continent Meets the Sub-Continent
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 January 2010; (p. 11)
— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract -
Beggaring Belief
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Biblio : A Review of Books , November-December vol. 14 no. 11 & 12 2009; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract -
India's Teeming Plenitude
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 323 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract
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