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'Data theft, internet memes, advertising, terrorism, indigenous sovereignty, drone warfare, opium addiction, syphilis, the moon landing, mining, oil slicks, climate change, giant octopuses: nothing is spared in this collection. Nic Low's stories go beyond satire, aiming for the dark heart of our collective obsession with technology, power and image.
'Set variously in London, an Indian village, remote Mongolia, the West Australian outback and mountainous New Zealand, these are prescient visions of the future and outlandish reimaginings of the past. Arms Race is an arresting debut from a fierce, playful new voice in Australian writing.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: For Beth
For Hikatea and Geoff
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Arms Race and Other Stories
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 364 2014; (p. 45)
— Review of Arms Race : And Other Stories 2014 selected work short story -
Selected Shorts
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 364 2014; (p. 52-50)
— Review of Heat and Light 2014 selected work short story ; Captives 2014 selected work short story ; Arms Race : And Other Stories 2014 selected work short story ; Las Vegas for Vegans 2012 selected work short story ; An Elegant Young Man 2013 selected work short story ; Tarcutta Wake 2012 selected work short story -
Trip to the Dark Side of the Moon
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 19)
— Review of Arms Race : And Other Stories 2014 selected work short story
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Trip to the Dark Side of the Moon
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 19)
— Review of Arms Race : And Other Stories 2014 selected work short story -
Selected Shorts
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 364 2014; (p. 52-50)
— Review of Heat and Light 2014 selected work short story ; Captives 2014 selected work short story ; Arms Race : And Other Stories 2014 selected work short story ; Las Vegas for Vegans 2012 selected work short story ; An Elegant Young Man 2013 selected work short story ; Tarcutta Wake 2012 selected work short story -
Review : Arms Race and Other Stories
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 364 2014; (p. 45)
— Review of Arms Race : And Other Stories 2014 selected work short story
Awards
- 2015 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Australian Short Story Collection - Steele Rudd Award
- 2015 shortlisted Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
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