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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Collingwood,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Black Inc.
, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Camouflage, single work short story (p. 1-13)
- Two Wrecks, single work short story (p. 14-22)
- The White Hole of Bombay, single work short story (p. 23-34)
-
Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice,
single work
short story
(p. 35-54)
'A young Vietnamese-Australian named Nam, in his final year at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, is trying to find his voice on the page. When his father, a man with a painful past, comes to visit, Nam's writing and sense of self are both deeply changed.
'Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice is a deeply moving story of identity, family and the wellsprings of creativity, from Nam Le's multi-award-winning collection The Boat.' (From the publisher's website, 2012 Penguin publication.)
- The Lap Pool, single work short story (p. 55-71)
- Still Here, single work short story (p. 72-80)
- Dust, single work short story (p. 81-91)
- The Meaning of Life, single work short story (p. 92-104)
-
Speak to Me
The Comfort of Strangeness,
single work
short story
(p. 105-112)
Note: With title: Speak to Me
- Hurricane Season, single work short story (p. 113-126)
-
The Intimacy of the Table
Kenneth Slessor : The Intimacy of the Table,
single work
short story
(p. 127-136)
Note: With title: The Intimacy of the Table
- Mate, single work short story humour (p. 137-145)
- Shooting the Dog, single work short story (p. 146-161)
- Black Ice Cold Snap, single work short story (p. 162-169)
- Fox Unpopuli, single work short story satire (p. 170-176)
- La Moustiquaire, single work short story (p. 177-183)
-
Dry Land,
extract
novel
(p. 184-198)The rain won’t stop falling. Suburbs are being flooded and washed away. A government representative travels to sinking areas to encourage people to leave before it’s too late.
- Today on Dr Phil, single work short story (p. 199-202)
- Act Fifteen, single work short story (p. 203-210)
- Onionskinny, single work short story (p. 211-217)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
Related Works
-
y
The Best Australian Stories
Black Inc.
(publisher),
1999
Melbourne
:
Bookman Press
,
1999
Z1845180
1999
series - publisher
short story
extract
The second of the three Best of collections, Best Australian Stories was inaugurated in 1999, under the guidance of executive chair Morry Schwartz. In 2004, publisher Chris Feik took over the series. In March 2018, Black Inc. announced the cancellation of all three series, replaced by Best Summer Stories.
Works about this Work
-
A Test for a Decade's Best
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 April 2011; (p. 19)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays : A Ten Year Collection 2011 anthology essay ; The Best Australian Stories : A Ten Year Collection 2011 anthology short story -
Blind Test Shows the Short and Short of It
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 -10 April 2011; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories : A Ten Year Collection 2011 anthology short story
-
Blind Test Shows the Short and Short of It
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 -10 April 2011; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories : A Ten Year Collection 2011 anthology short story -
A Test for a Decade's Best
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 April 2011; (p. 19)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays : A Ten Year Collection 2011 anthology essay ; The Best Australian Stories : A Ten Year Collection 2011 anthology short story
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