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- This novel is named Hymns for the Drowning in honour of the saint-poet Nammalvar. His book of poems for Vishnu was translated from Tamil by the poet and scholar A. K. Ramanajun. First published by Princeton University Press 1981 and subsequently by Penguin Books India, 1993. Ramanajun's book was first called Hymns For The Drowning (inside cover).
- Dedication: For Francis and Agnes, Joseph and Edith.
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Some Reflections on Selected Writings by Indian Writers in Australia
2005
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criticism
— Appears in: Diaspora : The Australasian Experience 2005; (p. 169-176) This short article provides a comparative analysis of the works listed. Dhawan concludes that the differences depicted in the literary works examined (which he reads as largely autobiographical) override any superficial similarities, regardless of the fact that each of the Australian-born writers has their 'original base-inheritance' in India. -
Christopher Cyrill's Hymns for the Drowning : A Cultural Odyssey
2003
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— Appears in: Austral-Asian Encounters : From Literature and Women's Studies to Politics and Tourism 2003; (p. 397-407) -
The Ever-Present Past : Asian Mythology in Contemporary Australian Writings
2001
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— Appears in: Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Newsletter , Spring 2001; (p. 5) -
Multiple Antiquities
2001
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— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 15 no. 2 2001; (p. 157)
— Review of Hymns for the Drowning 1999 single work novel -
Australia, South Asia, and Self-Inflicted Otherness
2000
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criticism
— Appears in: CRNLE Journal 2000; (p. 164-170) The author examines Asia-Australia relationships between 1997 and 2000, noting changing political attitudes of the times. She compares Asian attitudes towards Australia at the time of the East Timor crisis with those observed in the fiction of the Asian diaspora in Australia.
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Matrices of Desire
1999
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 209 1999; (p. 21)
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Resuscitated Past
1999
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 April 1999; (p. 14)
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Reality Not Alinged
1999
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 May 1999; (p. 23)
— Review of Hymns for the Drowning 1999 single work novel -
Weaving Two Worlds Together
1999
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— Appears in: The Age , 5 June 1999; (p. 8)
— Review of Hymns for the Drowning 1999 single work novel -
Untitled
1999
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— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 44 no. 4 1999; (p. 118-120)
— Review of Hymns for the Drowning 1999 single work novel -
Christopher Cyrill's Hymns for the Drowning : A Cultural Odyssey
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Austral-Asian Encounters : From Literature and Women's Studies to Politics and Tourism 2003; (p. 397-407) -
The Ever-Present Past : Asian Mythology in Contemporary Australian Writings
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Newsletter , Spring 2001; (p. 5) -
Some Reflections on Selected Writings by Indian Writers in Australia
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Diaspora : The Australasian Experience 2005; (p. 169-176) This short article provides a comparative analysis of the works listed. Dhawan concludes that the differences depicted in the literary works examined (which he reads as largely autobiographical) override any superficial similarities, regardless of the fact that each of the Australian-born writers has their 'original base-inheritance' in India. -
Australia, South Asia, and Self-Inflicted Otherness
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: CRNLE Journal 2000; (p. 164-170) The author examines Asia-Australia relationships between 1997 and 2000, noting changing political attitudes of the times. She compares Asian attitudes towards Australia at the time of the East Timor crisis with those observed in the fiction of the Asian diaspora in Australia.
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