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'A tale of passion and pursuit, Fortune is the story of Don Spargo, a modern explorer who finds a sunken treasure ship off the West Australian coast and becomes a folk hero, a lover, and a hunted and haunted man. Suspenseful, satirical and deeply moving, this novel challenges the nature of reality and legend in those scenes of modern conflict – from the media to art, from politics to crime – that have obsessed the Western individual since World War II.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Penguin 2001 ed.).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Fortune Telling
2011
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: The West Australian , 18 June 2011; (p. 22) -
In the Service of Complex Truths : The Aims and Art of Robert Drewe's Fiction
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 26-41) A discussion of Robert Drewe's repeated questioning in his writings of notions of 'truth'. -
The (Un)Changing Landscape of Robert Drewe's Australian `Hero'
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia's Changing Landscapes : Proceedings of the Second EASA Conference : Sitges, Barcelona, October 1993 1995; (p. 131-138) -
From Gossip to Myth
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 51 1992; (p. 10-13) -
Bringing the Beach to Book : Robert Drewe
1989
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 18 November 1989; (p. 68-72)
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Reworking
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , December no. 33 1986; (p. 24)
— Review of Fortune 1986 single work novel -
Distinctive But Saddened
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 November 1986; (p. 49)
— Review of Fortune 1986 single work novel -
Drewe : Kinship of Skills
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 22-23 November 1986; (p. 15)
— Review of Fortune 1986 single work novel -
Exposed to the Buffets of Fortune
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 December 1986; (p. B3)
— Review of Fortune 1986 single work novel -
Join the Dots to Find a Giraffe with Three Heads, Twelve Legs
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 November 1986; (p. 12)
— Review of Fortune 1986 single work novel -
In the Service of Complex Truths : The Aims and Art of Robert Drewe's Fiction
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 26-41) A discussion of Robert Drewe's repeated questioning in his writings of notions of 'truth'. -
Bringing the Beach to Book : Robert Drewe
1989
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 18 November 1989; (p. 68-72) -
Fortune Telling
2011
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: The West Australian , 18 June 2011; (p. 22) -
1987 National Book Council Awards for Australian Literature. The Shortlist : A Survey
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 88 1987; (p. 4-6) -
From Gossip to Myth
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 51 1992; (p. 10-13)
Awards
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