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Ian Syson Ian Syson i(A9023 works by)
Born: Established: 1959 Durham (County),
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1969
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1 1 Beach Collection i "Softly and humbly to the Edge of Europe", Ian Syson , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 February 2016; (p. 38) The Age , 6-7 February 2016; (p. 30)
1 Tales of Sexuality and Death in This Sporting Life Ian Syson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6 August 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of Faces in the Clouds Matt Nable , 2011 single work novel ; Last Summer Kylie Ladd , 2011 single work novel
1 Untitled Ian Syson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Queensland Journal of Labour History , September no. 11 2010; (p. 51-53)
— Review of Leftside Jim Sharp , 2010 selected work poetry
1 The Long and the Short of It Ian Syson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 september 2007; (p. 27)
— Review of Other Country Stephen Scourfield , 2007 single work novel ; Long Afternoon of the World Graeme Kinross-Smith , 2007 single work novel
1 Uncertain Magic Ian Syson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 187 2007; (p. 85-86)
— Review of Carpentaria Alexis Wright , 2006 single work novel
1 Sucked in by Dinkum Pollie Ian Syson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 May 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of Sucked In Shane Maloney , 2007 single work novel
1 Literary Publishing in a Nutshell Ian Syson , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 183 2006; (p. 23-25)
— Review of Prochownik's Dream Alex Miller , 2005 single work novel ; Carry Me Down M. J. Hyland , 2006 single work novel ; An Accidental Terrorist Steven Lang , 2005 single work novel ; Cusp Josephine Wilson , 2005 single work novel
1 Seasonal Affection Disorder Ian Syson , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 May 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of The Goddess Advantage Angela Pippos , 2006 single work diary
1 Hardy : The Final Word? Ian Syson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 20 November 2005; (p. 25)
— Review of Frank Hardy : Politics Literature Life Jenny Hocking , 2005 single work biography
1 A Taste of European Decay Ian Syson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 May 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of Dead Europe Christos Tsiolkas , 2005 single work novel
1 Wilson Kicks with a Novel for the Masses Ian Syson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 April 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of Players Tony Wilson , 2005 single work novel
1 The Future of Australian Fiction Ian Syson , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 176 2004; (p. 94-96)
— Review of I Knit Water Craig Bolland , 2002 single work novel ; A Secret Burial Penelope Sell , 2003 single work novel ; Ninety East Ridge Stephen Reilly , 2002 single work novel ; My Sister Jill Patricia Cornelius , 2002 single work novel
1 Paranoia, Surveillance and Literary Politics Ian Syson , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Running Wild : Essays, Fictions and Memoirs Presented to Michael Wilding 2004; (p. 267-274)

Syson investigates the background to recent attempts by right-wing journalists, historians and intellectuals (mainly in Quadrant and the Courier-Mail) to discredit some former sympathisers with socialism and communism, such as Manning Clark and Henry Reynolds. This leads to a more general discussion of the representation of Australia's history, the role Quadrant, the CIA and the Australian Association for Cultural Freedom have played in it, and the continuing impact of the Cold War on Australian politics and culture.

1 'Why Not Sausages?' Ian Syson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 21 no. 2 2003; (p. 222-225)
— Review of The Making of the Australian Literary Imagination Richard Nile , 2002 single work criticism
1 Hardy Goes to the Cleaners Ian Syson , 2003 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 August 2003; (p. 20) Syson addresses the 'faults' that James Griffin identified in the latter writer's review of Frank Hardy and the Literature of Commitment.
1 Chapter [and ] Verse : Ian Syson Ian Syson , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 February 2003; (p. 7) Ian Syson is concerned that the legacy of previous genterations of Australian writers may not survive in the anti-nationalism, anti-intellectualism and right wing climate of the early 2000s.
1 Frank Hardy (1917-1994) Ian Syson , 2002 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Writers, 1915-1950 2002; (p. 143-150)
1 Ethics [schmetics] Ian Syson , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 168 2002; (p. 2-3)
1 Chapter & Verse : Ian Syson, Academic & Publisher Ian Syson , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 July 2002; (p. 7)
1 y separately published work icon Offset vol. 1 Ian Syson (editor), 2001 Z941469 2001 periodical issue
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