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Peter Raftos Peter Raftos i(A75791 works by)
Born: Established: Geraldton, Geraldton area, Dongara - Geraldton - Northampton area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 In the Waterhole Peter Raftos , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: Reid's Magazine : The Short Fiction and Poetry Magazine , March vol. 1 no. 1 2005; (p. 113-124)
1 7 y separately published work icon The Stone Ship Peter Raftos , Canberra : Pandanus Books , 2005 Z1182520 2005 single work novel Set in a university managed by Kafkaesque bureaucracy The Stone Ship follows the adventures, misalliances and misdeeds of the suicidal Shipton and the ghost who saved his life; and who demands a favour in return. As Shipton's experiences within the university are played out on the fringes of an administration that destroys lives with paperwork, rioting librarians hunt for students and academics dwell in the half-light of scholarly delusions. Lurking under these crumbling halls of esoteric learning is a creature whose monstrous malevolence is fed by the corpses of the unworthy. Ultimately, Shipton's salvation lies in the choice between assimilation or rejection of his surroundings. In this fantastic work of fairy tales turned sour and grown malevolent with age, the monsters have become less dangerous than the humans that feed them. (Publisher's blurb on back cover).
1 Dead Gods Peter Raftos , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: The CSFG Gastronomicon 2005; (p. 80-81)
1 Unhinged Peter Raftos , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 63 no. 4 2004; (p. 68-74)
1 We Can Fix That Peter Raftos , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: Conversations , Winter vol. 5 no. 1 2004; (p. 49-55)
1 Quark Peter Raftos , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: Heat , no. 7 (New Series) 2004; (p. 207-213)
1 What Teachers Do Peter Raftos , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 January 2004; (p. 8a)
1 Can You Hold? Peter Raftos , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Conversations , Winter vol. 4 no. 1 2003; (p. 72-76)
1 The Sun Bear Escapes Peter Raftos , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 October 2003; (p. 8)
1 Bored to Death Peter Raftos , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Tha Canberra Times , 14 June 2003; (p. 8a)
1 To Be a Wolf Peter Raftos , 2003 single work short story fable
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 62 no. 2 2003; (p. 181-187)
1 Chair Peter Raftos , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: Conversations : Occasional Writing from the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies , Winter vol. 3 no. 1 2002; (p. 36-43)
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