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Notes
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Dedication: To the memory of my father, Jack Nayman, and for Anne Coombs.
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Epigraph: 'Hurtled somewhere too quickly, you can lose your bearings.' Joyce Johnson, Minor Characters.
Affiliation Notes
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Contains stories set in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Richmond,
East Melbourne - Richmond area,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Heinemann Australia
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Spring Street, single work short story (p. 1-23)
- Mister Manhattan Comes to Kowloon, single work short story (p. 24-33)
- Timothy Jenner and the Girls of Wanchai, single work short story (p. 34-40)
- Helsinki is Further, single work short story (p. 41-54)
- January, Jerusalem, single work short story (p. 57-65)
- The House on Lafayette Street, single work short story (p. 66-74)
- A Month Before Mardi Gras, single work short story (p. 75-85)
- High Water in Venice, single work short story (p. 86-102)
- A Certain Slant of Light, single work short story (p. 105-117)
- The Rain King, single work short story (p. 118-129)
- On Broadway, single work short story (p. 130-136)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Swanning Into the Past
1989
single work
criticism
autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 25-26 February 1989; (p. 11) -
Somewhere Else
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 113 1989; (p. 44)
— Review of Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story -
From the Heart to the Macabre
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 25-26 February 1989; (p. 11)
— Review of Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story ; Quickening and Other Stories 1989 selected work short story -
The Latest in Paperbacks
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 April. 1989; (p. 7)
— Review of Man of Two Tribes 1956 single work novel ; The Battling Prophet 1955 single work novel ; Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story -
Freedom and Airlessness
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , March 1989; (p. 50)
— Review of Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story
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Colourful, But Are These True Blue?
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 February 1989; (p. 81)
— Review of The Glass Whittler and Other Stories 1988 selected work short story ; Quickening and Other Stories 1989 selected work short story ; Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story -
Travelling, Whittling, Bubbling
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 February 1989; (p. 12)
— Review of The Glass Whittler and Other Stories 1988 selected work short story ; Blowing Bubbles in the 7th Lane : Small Stories 1988 selected work poetry short story ; Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story -
Freedom and Airlessness
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , March 1989; (p. 50)
— Review of Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story -
The Latest in Paperbacks
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 April. 1989; (p. 7)
— Review of Man of Two Tribes 1956 single work novel ; The Battling Prophet 1955 single work novel ; Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story -
From the Heart to the Macabre
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 25-26 February 1989; (p. 11)
— Review of Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story ; Quickening and Other Stories 1989 selected work short story -
Swanning Into the Past
1989
single work
criticism
autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 25-26 February 1989; (p. 11)
Last amended 30 Jan 2007 14:49:47
Subjects:
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Hong Kong,
cChina,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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