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This collection of Australian multicultural writing is comprised of 26 short stories and two brief prose pieces written or first published in the 1980s (ix). The general theme is immigrant experience and the work is organized loosely in five thematic sections: Rejections; Transitions; Worlds Between; Generations; Connections.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Christos Mavromatis Is a Welder, single work short story (p. 3-7)
- The Case of the Vanishing Princess : Sally's Tale, single work short story (p. 8-14)
- The Red-Back Spider, single work short story (p. 15-22)
- The Cruel Sunday, single work short story (p. 23-29)
- Australiai"You big ugly. You too empty. You desert with your nothing", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Wogsi"they're not us they're them they're them they are else what you don't know what", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- The Holiday, single work short story (p. 37-47)
- Ethnic School, single work short story (p. 48-52)
- Josef, in Transit, single work short story (p. 53-63)
- al-Khaṭṭ al-ḥadīdī Kāyūjil. The Kyogle Line, single work prose (p. 64-70)
- Getting Married, single work short story (p. 71-84)
- The Oppressed, single work short story (p. 85-92)
- Milk, single work short story (p. 95-106)
- Kosta's Story, single work short story (p. 107-113)
- "Austlalian' are Stupid", single work short story (p. 114-122)
-
The Turkish Girl,
single work
short story
young adult
Eleven-year old Fatma Akalay has come from Turkey with her family to start a new life in Melbourne, Australia. As both her mother and father have to work to save the necessary money to bring Fatma's grandparents to join them in Australia, Fatma is obliged to stay home from school to look after her three-year old brother Levant. When Levant becomes lost one day Fatma is reluctant to involve the police fearing that the authorities will discover she does not attend school. Fatma is worried that she has placed the family's future in Australia in jeopardy.
- Mother's Nose, single work short story (p. 131-138)
- Talking to the Dark, single work short story (p. 141-148)
- Envy's Fire, single work short story (p. 149-157)
- Being Here Now, single work short story (p. 158-165)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 2 no. 3 1994; (p. 15-16)
— Review of Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography -
Towards a New Cultural Consciousness
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1992; (p. 74-77)
— Review of Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Multicultural Review , vol. 1 no. 2 1992; (p. 65+)
— Review of Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography -
Rites and Wrongs of Migrant Ties
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 February 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of Homeland 1991 anthology short story prose poetry criticism ; Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography -
Open for Debate
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 136 1991; (p. 22)
— Review of Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography
-
Towards a New Cultural Consciousness
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1992; (p. 74-77)
— Review of Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography -
Welcome End to `Multicultural' Concept
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 October 1991; (p. 8)
— Review of Homeland 1991 anthology short story prose poetry criticism ; Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography -
Rites and Wrongs of Migrant Ties
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 February 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of Homeland 1991 anthology short story prose poetry criticism ; Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography -
Forecasts
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June vol. 70 no. 1016 1991; (p. 19)
— Review of Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography ; Katalyst 1991 single work novel -
Open for Debate
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 136 1991; (p. 22)
— Review of Neighbours : Multicultural Writing of the 1980s 1991 anthology short story poetry prose biography
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