AustLit
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'David Malouf is one of the finest writers in contemporary literature. This volume offers a well-balanced, compact selection of his intricately connected work. Short stories, poems, essays, interviews and the classic novel "Johnno", reproduced in full, show the range of his remarkable achievement. "Johnno", his first and most popular work of fiction, has entered the public imagination with its moving evocation of the 1940s and 50s. The novel is here counterbalanced by the wider contexts of David Malouf's poems and short stories. The uncollected essays highlight his brilliance as a literary commentator, and his deep interest in a variety of contemporary issues. James Tulip's introduction provides an indispensable overview of the work of this outstanding author.' (Publication summary)
Contents
- David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview : Introduction, single work criticism biography (p. ix-xxiv)
-
Johnno : A Novel,
single work
novel
(p. 1-170)
'Dante and Johnno are unlikely childhood friends, growing up in the bustle of steamy, wartime Brisbane. Later, as teenagers, they learn about love and life amidst the city's pubs and public libraries, backyards and brothels, Moreton Bay figs and tennis parties. As adults, they make the great pilgrimage overseas and maintain an uneasy friendship as they seek to build their lives.
'An affectionate and bittersweet portrait, Johnno brilliantly recreates the sleazy, tropical half-city that was Brisbane and captures a generation locked in combat with the elusive Australian dream.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Penguin).
- Southern Skies, single work short story (p. 173-191)
- In Trust, single work short story (p. 192-198)
- The Sun in Winter, single work short story (p. 199-204)
- [Untitled] (from 12 Edmondstone Street), extract autobiography (p. 205-207)
- [Untitled] (from A Place in Tuscany), extract autobiography (p. 208-215)
- Sheer Edgei"Here at the sheer edge", single work poetry (p. 219)
- The Year of the Foxesi"When I was ten, my mother, having sold", single work poetry (p. 219-220)
- This Day Under My Handi"Well, it was never mine,", single work poetry (p. 221-222)
- Snowi"A stirring as among", single work poetry (p. 223-224)
- On Refusing an All-Risk Insurance Policyi"Blue slate on the roof where pigeons", single work poetry (p. 224-225)
- Bicyclei"Since Thursday last the bare living-room", single work poetry (p. 225-226)
- Asphodeli"Under this real estate -- squared street on street", single work poetry (p. 226-228)
- An Ordinary Evening at Hamiltoni"The garden shifts indoors, the house lets fall", single work poetry (p. 228)
- Confessions of an Only Childi"Two years five days between us, and my nose", single work poetry (p. 229-230)
- Early Discoveriesi"I find him in the garden. Staked tomato-plants are what", single work poetry (p. 230-232)
- The Little Aeneidi"Set out then with all", single work poetry (p. 232-233)
- Bad Dreams in Viennai"Past midnight turning east at the Deutsches Eck, a shallow corner", single work poetry (p. 233-235)
- A Poet Among Othersi"The self is like smoke", single work poetry (p. 235-236)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Related Works
-
y
Johnno : A Novel
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1975
Z25348
1975
single work
novel
(taught in 9 units)
'Dante and Johnno are unlikely childhood friends, growing up in the bustle of steamy, wartime Brisbane. Later, as teenagers, they learn about love and life amidst the city's pubs and public libraries, backyards and brothels, Moreton Bay figs and tennis parties. As adults, they make the great pilgrimage overseas and maintain an uneasy friendship as they seek to build their lives.
'An affectionate and bittersweet portrait, Johnno brilliantly recreates the sleazy, tropical half-city that was Brisbane and captures a generation locked in combat with the elusive Australian dream.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Penguin).
Works about this Work
-
[Review] Sheer Edge : Aspects of Identity in David Malouf's Writing [et al]
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 15 no. 3 1992; (p. 232-235)
— Review of Sheer Edge : Aspects of Identity in David Malouf's Writing 1991 single work criticism biography ; Strange Country : A Study of Randolph Stow 1986 single work criticism ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview ; Imagined Lives : A Study of David Malouf 1990 single work criticism -
[Review] David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays, and Interview
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Preludes : A Literary Annual , November no. 7 1991; (p. 70-71)
— Review of David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview -
Richness in the Fields Harvested by Malouf
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 February 1991; (p. 9)
— Review of Imagined Lives : A Study of David Malouf 1990 single work criticism ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview -
UQP Issues Books on Malouf and Stow...
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 5 no. 1 1991; (p. 74-75)
— Review of Randolph Stow : Visitants, Episodes from Other Novels, Poems, Stories, Interviews, and Essays 1990 selected work novel poetry extract short story prose interview criticism ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview ; Imagined Lives : A Study of David Malouf 1990 single work criticism -
Art Versus Politics
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 9 no. 4 1991; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Randolph Stow : Visitants, Episodes from Other Novels, Poems, Stories, Interviews, and Essays 1990 selected work novel poetry extract short story prose interview criticism ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories 1990 selected work short story ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Marriages 1990 selected work short story ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview ; Olga Masters Reporting Home : Her Writings as a Journalist 1990 selected work prose criticism
-
Art Versus Politics
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 9 no. 4 1991; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Randolph Stow : Visitants, Episodes from Other Novels, Poems, Stories, Interviews, and Essays 1990 selected work novel poetry extract short story prose interview criticism ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories 1990 selected work short story ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Marriages 1990 selected work short story ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview ; Olga Masters Reporting Home : Her Writings as a Journalist 1990 selected work prose criticism -
UQP Issues Books on Malouf and Stow...
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 5 no. 1 1991; (p. 74-75)
— Review of Randolph Stow : Visitants, Episodes from Other Novels, Poems, Stories, Interviews, and Essays 1990 selected work novel poetry extract short story prose interview criticism ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview ; Imagined Lives : A Study of David Malouf 1990 single work criticism -
[Review] Sheer Edge : Aspects of Identity in David Malouf's Writing [et al]
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 15 no. 3 1992; (p. 232-235)
— Review of Sheer Edge : Aspects of Identity in David Malouf's Writing 1991 single work criticism biography ; Strange Country : A Study of Randolph Stow 1986 single work criticism ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview ; Imagined Lives : A Study of David Malouf 1990 single work criticism -
Richness in the Fields Harvested by Malouf
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 February 1991; (p. 9)
— Review of Imagined Lives : A Study of David Malouf 1990 single work criticism ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview -
[Review] David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays, and Interview
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Preludes : A Literary Annual , November no. 7 1991; (p. 70-71)
— Review of David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview
