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'Memories of a holiday hospital stay accompany stories about a poisoned husband, a frustrated sculptor, a lonely storyteller, jealousy, broken families, and infidelity.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: To Barret Reid because he doesn't like short stories and to Philip Jones because he does.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fitzroy,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:McPhee Gribble
, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Lessons, single work short story (p. 1-12)
- Two Artists, single work short story (p. 13-17)
- Camille Pissarro 1830-1903, single work short story (p. 19-26)
- Were They Pretty?, single work short story (p. 27-30)
- Kelso's Lady, single work short story (p. 31-47)
- A Partial Portrait of My Father, His Birthdays, My Gifts, Bottled in Bond, single work short story (p. 49-54)
- Swallows, single work short story (p. 55-70)
- Losing Things, single work short story (p. 71-80)
- Tell Me What You Want, single work short story (p. 81-88)
- Letter, single work short story (p. 89-93)
- Rewards, single work short story (p. 95-102)
- Russian Boxes, single work short story (p. 103-107)
- Kicking On, single work short story (p. 109-121)
- Architecture, single work short story (p. 123-129)
- The Night We Ate the Sparrow, single work short story (p. 131-152)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 178)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography -
The Storytellers of Morris Lurie
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 February 1986; (p. B3)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography -
Men Dutiful but Unfaithful
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 25-26 January 1986; (p. 12)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography -
Lurie's Global Village : Chronicles of Inner Loneliness
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 79 1986; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography -
Home and Abroad
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 67-69)
— Review of Their Solitary Way 1985 single work novel ; The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography ; Postcards from Surfers : Stories 1985 selected work short story
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Home and Abroad
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 67-69)
— Review of Their Solitary Way 1985 single work novel ; The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography ; Postcards from Surfers : Stories 1985 selected work short story -
The Language of Travel, Learnt from Bellhops and Restaurant Menus
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 1985; (p. 30)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography ; Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 1985 selected work short story -
Untitled
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 December 1985; (p. 8)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography -
Lurie's Global Village : Chronicles of Inner Loneliness
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 79 1986; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography -
Men Dutiful but Unfaithful
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 25-26 January 1986; (p. 12)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories 1985 selected work short story biography
Awards
- 1985 joint second National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
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