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* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Picador
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Your Niece's Speech Night, single work short story (p. 1-31)
-
Good Morning, Again,
single work
short story
'This is the morning after the night before.
Here come the regrets, the embarrassment, the chivalry and the longing. Unfortunately she could have been nearly anyone. But she can never be you. ' - In the Time of the Dinosaur, single work short story (p. 41-51)
- The Reasons I Won't Be Coming, single work short story (p. 53-63)
- Manslaughter, single work short story (p. 65-120)
- The Hong Kong Fir Doctrine, single work short story (p. 121-136)
- I Was Only in a Childish Way Connected to the Establised Order, single work short story (p. 137-178)
- Spitalnic's Last Year, single work short story (p. 179-211)
- Moscow, single work short story (p. 213-263)
- A Tale in Two Cities, sequence short story (p. 213-314)
- Melbourne, single work short story (p. 264-314)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
Multiple Personalities
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 8 January vol. 111 no. 2 2006; (p. 21)
— Review of The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story -
Shelf Life
2000
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 28 October 2000; (p. 8) -
Male Crises
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 160 2000; (p. 101-103)
— Review of Lungfish 1999 single work novel ; The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story ; Collected Stories 1999 selected work short story novel -
Hollow Men
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 216 1999; (p. 29-30)
— Review of The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story -
Dancing Engagement
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 September 1999; (p. 14)
— Review of The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story
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Multiple Personalities
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 8 January vol. 111 no. 2 2006; (p. 21)
— Review of The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story -
Cheated, Not Defeated
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 August vol. 117 no. 6185 1999; (p. 106)
— Review of The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story -
Bittersweet Stories
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 August 1999; (p. 23)
— Review of The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story ; A Close Run Thing 1999 single work novel -
Dancing Engagement
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 September 1999; (p. 14)
— Review of The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story -
Hollow Men
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 216 1999; (p. 29-30)
— Review of The Reasons I Won't Be Coming 1999 selected work short story -
Shelf Life
2000
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 28 October 2000; (p. 8) -
Too Much Care for Cool
1999
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 August 1999; (p. 9)
Awards
- 2000 joint winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award This award was known as the Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award from 1988-2007.
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