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'A collection of surrealistic stories set in the near future centers on such bizarre events as a genetic lottery for winning new bodies and a revolution organized by a group of ostracized fat men.' (Source: TROVE)
Contents
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Crabs,
single work
short story
satire
science fiction
'Crabs is very neat in everything he does. His movements are almost fussy, but he has so much fight in his delicate frame that they're not fussy at all. Lately he has been eating. When Frank eats one steak, Crab eats two. When Frank has a pint of mil, Crabs drinks two. He spends a lot of time lying on his bed, groaning, because of the food. But he's building up. At night he runs five miles to Clayton. He always means to run back, but he always ends up on the train, hot and sweating and sticking to the seat. His aim is to increase his weight and get a job driving for Allied Panel and Towing. Already he has his licence but he's too small, not tough enough to beat off the competition at a crash scene.' (Introduction)
- Peeling, single work short story (p. 22-32)
- She Wakes, single work short story (p. 33-34)
- Life and Death in the South Side Pavilion, single work short story (p. 35-40)
- Room No.5 (Escribo), single work short story (p. 41-51)
- Happy Story, single work short story (p. 52-55)
- A Windmill in the West, single work short story (p. 56-67)
- Withdrawal, single work short story (p. 68-90)
- Report on the Shadow Industry, single work short story science fiction (p. 91-94)
- Conversations with Unicorns, single work short story science fiction (p. 95-100)
- American Dreams, single work short story (p. 101-113)
- The Fat Man in History, single work short story (p. 114-141)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
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Works about this Work
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The Exercise of Power : Reading the Image of Panopticon in Peter Carey's The Fat Man in History
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Oceanic Literary Studies , no. 2 2015; (p. 75-83) 'In The Fat Man in History, the closed society represents the image of Panopticon. Deliberately chosen, the closed and separated space in the story is the place where Nancy's control over the fat men can be fulfilled. The space enables Nancy to exercise her power by disciplining the body, inspecting the fat men and preserving anonymity, which is the interpretation of Michel Foucault's Panopticon.' (75) -
Excavating for the Idea : For Booker Prize-Winning Peter Carey, a New Novel Begins with a Lot of Notes and What Ifs, As Well as Reading and 'Threads of Logic'
Gabriel Packard
(interviewer),
2010
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Writer , March vol. 123 no. 3 2010; (p. 18-20) -
The Role of the Reader in Peter Carey's and Frank Moorhouse's 1970s Short Stories
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Anglistik , September vol. 20 no. 2 2009; (p. 177-184) -
Reinventing the Future(s) : Peter Carey and the Dystopian Tradition in Australian Fiction
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Missions of Interdependence : A Literary Directory 2002; (p. 285-298) -
Weird Tales : Peter Carey's Short Stories
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Postcolonial Short Fiction in English 2001; (p. 391-407)
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What the New Novels Are Really Like
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 September vol. 96 no. 4925 1974; (p. 46-47)
— Review of Crying in the Garden 1974 single work novel ; The Beginning of Everything and the End of Everything Else 1974 single work novel ; The Fat Man in History : Short Stories 1974 selected work short story ; Applestealers : Is a Collection of the New Poetry in Australia, Including Notes, Statements, Histories on La Mama 1974 anthology poetry ; The Tidal Forest 1974 single work novel ; The Pure Land 1974 single work novel ; Living Together 1974 single work novel -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 September 1974; (p. 43)
— Review of The Fat Man in History : Short Stories 1974 selected work short story -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 29 November - 5 December 1974; (p. 204)
— Review of The Fat Man in History : Short Stories 1974 selected work short story ; Festival and Other Stories 1974 anthology short story -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 October 1974; (p. 13)
— Review of The Fat Man in History : Short Stories 1974 selected work short story ; Living Together 1974 single work novel -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 21-26 October 1974; (p. 25)
— Review of The Fat Man in History : Short Stories 1974 selected work short story -
Weird Tales : Peter Carey's Short Stories
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Postcolonial Short Fiction in English 2001; (p. 391-407) -
Inside Publishing : The Environments of the Publishing House
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Continuum : The Australian Journal of Media & Culture , vol. 4 no. 1 1990; 'A sketch of the book industry might situate publishing as an intermediate step in the chain that carries the book from author to reader. In fact, publishers are more dynamic figures in the whole process than such a view allows. Publishers and publishing houses are the most powerful group in the industry. Some publishing houses are geared to the mass market book while others focus on books with a more limited readership market. What the author-reader view ignores is the push-pull of competition and co-operation between publishers and its effect on the book industry.' (Author's abstract)
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The Role of the Reader in Peter Carey's and Frank Moorhouse's 1970s Short Stories
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Anglistik , September vol. 20 no. 2 2009; (p. 177-184) -
Excavating for the Idea : For Booker Prize-Winning Peter Carey, a New Novel Begins with a Lot of Notes and What Ifs, As Well as Reading and 'Threads of Logic'
Gabriel Packard
(interviewer),
2010
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Writer , March vol. 123 no. 3 2010; (p. 18-20) -
Peter Carey and Short Fiction in Australia
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 1 1980; (p. 7-17)