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Nury Vittachi (International) assertion Nury Vittachi i(A68655 works by)
Born: Established: 1958
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Sri Lanka,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 The Rise of Ausia Nury Vittachi , 2009 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , August vol. 4 no. 7 2009; (p. 15-16)

Nury Vittachi documents the rise of a new form of literture, dubbed 'Ausia', in which Australian stories 'are presaging a cultural integration between the country and its neighbours'.

Vittachi identifies various categories: World Citizen Lit., Roots Lit., Home Lit. and Whole Earth Lit. He suggests that the 'growing number of novels with Australia-encounters-the-wider-world themes suggests the literary landscape is evolving'. Vittachi concludes by expressing the hope that the stalled Australia-Asia Literary Award will be re-instigated as it would 'further encourage a refocusing of Australia's creative energies to make it one of the creative hubs of the eastern side of the planet'.
1 For the Fable-Filching West, if the Slipper Fits, Exploit It Nury Vittachi , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 February 2007; (p. 8-9) Vittachi comments on the 'tragedy' of Western cultures 'lifting' children's stories from Asia and then presenting them in Westernised form. Vittachi particularly features the story of Cinderella, often assumed to be European in origin; Vittachi asserts that it is adapted from a tale by Chinese storyteller Tuan Ch'eng-Shih.
1 3 y separately published work icon The Feng Shui Detective's Casebook Nury Vittachi , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2006 Z1354863 2006 single work novel crime humour mystery
1 5 y separately published work icon The Feng Shui Detective Goes South Nury Vittachi , Sydney : Duffy and Snellgrove , 2002 Z968054 2002 single work novel detective mystery humour
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