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1 1 y separately published work icon One Day in April Jad El-Hage , London : Quartet , 2011 Z1864059 2011 single work novel

'Beirut, April 13th 1977. Exactly two years into the infamous civil war, Armenian photographer 'Koko' Krikorian is given an unusual assignment: meet up with freelance journalist Nader bin Nadeer in a remote Bekaa Valley village, to cover a conciliatory wedding aimed at ending a vendetta between warring tribes. However, Nadar - a brilliant but maverick writer - is Koko's arch enemy. Not only is he impossible to work with, he's also the man who stole Koko's girlfriend, the beautiful and enigmatic painter Najla. As Koko drives to the Bekaa, he reflects on the past entanglements of this tormented trio, on Beirut's fading glory, and on the destruction of its famed artistic and intellectual life. When he arrives, more surprises await him. The desperados aren't what they seem, there are rumours of a witch in the vicinity, and a novel idea for ending the civil war is being hatched.'

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4 3 y separately published work icon Walk of Fame Sharon Krum , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2000 Z89306 2000 single work novel humour "Tom Webster is a dreary nobody; nice enough, but neither a head-turner nor a hell-raiser, until he's given the opportunity to become an uber-celebrity. The assignment: A major magazine gives Tom thirty days in which to make himself famous, using any, and they mean any, means necessary. The pay-off: fame, glory, and $100,000. When the assignment spins out of control, Tom takes a wild ride on the celebrity machine with a B-list film actress, who wants to be working on Shakespeare in the Park rather than her buxom physique, her slimy agent, his best friend (who happens to have stolen his wife), a boss desperate to capitalize on Tom's celebrity, and a fame-obsessed magazine editor who wants a finished article from Tom above all else. As his level of fame escalates, Tom becomes trapped in his own lies and the cult of celebrity - while everyone around him grabs their fifteen minutes. And then, just when everything seems perfect, Tom will make the decision of his life - turning the tables on the paparazzi, the hangers-on, and his scheming counterparts." (Book jacket)
2 17 y separately published work icon La Mort de Napoléon Simon Leys , Paris : Hermann , 1986 Z1431267 1986 single work novel (taught in 1 units)

'A hypothetical account of what could have happened if Napolean had not died depicts the Emperor traveling incognito through Europe experiencing a series of bizarre adventures that bring him face to face with reality.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Songbird Catherine Olsen , London : Quartet , 1990 Z559846 1990 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon At the Barricades : The Memoirs of a Rebel Journalist Wilfred Burchett , London : Quartet , 1980 Z809478 1980 single work single work autobiography
2 67 y separately published work icon Bring Larks and Heroes Thomas Keneally , Melbourne : Cassell Australia , 1967 Z559723 1967 single work novel historical fiction 'This novel is set in a remote British penal colony in the 1790s. It gives an insight into the settlement of hungry transports and corrupt soldiers, and tells the story of Corporal Phelim Halloran, and the demands made on him - by superior officers and, most often, by his conscience.' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
2 16 y separately published work icon The Fear Thomas Keneally , Melbourne : Cassell Australia , 1965 Z558181 1965 single work novel Set in wartime Australia, The Fear is the story of Danny Jordan, a young Catholic boy who is compelled to face the problems set by adults in an adult world. Singapore has fallen, the war could at any time explode along the northern coastline and Danny and his mother, Stell, move into the city. Next door to them live the Mantles, through whom Danny is to learn more about life, death - and about fear - than is right for a small boy. (Source: dustjacket, 1965 Cassell edition)
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