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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1974 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Black, Black Birth, single work short story (p. 3-10)
- George McDowell Does the Job, single work short story satire (p. 13-22)
- Business No Picnic, single work short story (p. 33-44)
- Rules and Practices for the Overcoming of Shyness, single work short story (p. 63-74)
- George McDowell Delivers a Message to General Juan Garcia of the Cuban Army, single work short story satire (p. 77-87)
- The Annual Conference of 1930 and South Coast Dada, single work short story (p. 103-113)
- Tell Churchill That T. George McDowell is on His Feet, single work short story satire (p. 117-127)
- The St Louis Rotary Convention 1923, Recalled, single work short story (p. 131-150)
- George McDowell Changes Names, single work short story
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Reading The Electrical Experience in Cold Light : Labour Politics and Narrative Form in Frank Moorhouse, Then and Now.
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , 10 August vol. 31 no. 4 2016; 'This essay seeks to boost Frank Moorhouse’s credentials as a commentator on class consciousness and labour politics, focusing on the oblique representation of labor tension in The Electrical Experience (1974) and addressing thematic and intertextual connections with Cold Light (2011), the third in the so-called 'Edith Trilogy'. Close reading reveals the lurking presence of labour tension in The Electrical Experience, but rather than it being manifested through a direct collision of social classes, it emerges primarily from the inner tensions and contradictions of its protagonist, the soft drink manufacturer George McDowell. Primarily set in the 1920s-30s, when workers’ rights had more prominence on the political Left than in Moorhouse’s immediate cultural scene in the early 1970s, the stories repeatedly show McDowell in revolt against himself, even as he remains oblivious to his workers. The indirect political insight Moorhouse offers on a more local – even parochial – scale in this fragmented work of historical fiction is in some respects deeper and more nuanced than that in the full-scale historical novel Cold Light, which engages directly with communist agitation in 1950s Australia.' (Publication abstract) - y Frank Moorhouse : The Writer as an Artist Delhi : Shipra Publications , 2000 Z1048778 2000 single work criticism
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'Keeping Control of the Young': Frank Moorhouse and the Last Child
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Country of Lost Children : An Australian Anxiety 1999; (p. 121-128) -
Frank Moorhouse's Pluralism Revisited : Irving Bow and the Aesthetics of Liberation
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 50 1996; (p. 211-229) -
Living Spaces : Some Australian Houses of Childhood
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kunapipi , vol. 16 no. 2 1994; (p. 35-42) Homing In : Essays on Australian Literature and Selfhood 2006; (p. 5-13)
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The Electrical Experience
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Semper Floreat , February vol. 46 no. 1 1976; (p. 48-49)
— Review of The Electrical Experience : A Discontinuous Narrative 1974 selected work short story -
New Modes in Fiction
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 36 no. 4 1976; (p. 442-459)
— Review of Johnno : A Novel 1975 single work novel ; The Short Story Embassy : A Novel 1975 single work novel ; Living Together 1974 single work novel ; The Electrical Experience : A Discontinuous Narrative 1974 selected work short story ; A Kindness Cup 1974 single work novel ; Wrappings 1974 selected work short story -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 6-12 December 1974; (p. 231)
— Review of A Kindness Cup 1974 single work novel ; The Electrical Experience : A Discontinuous Narrative 1974 selected work short story -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 23 November 1974; (p. 23)
— Review of The Electrical Experience : A Discontinuous Narrative 1974 selected work short story -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 November 1974; (p. 15)
— Review of The Electrical Experience : A Discontinuous Narrative 1974 selected work short story - y Frank Moorhouse : The Writer as an Artist Delhi : Shipra Publications , 2000 Z1048778 2000 single work criticism
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Frank Moorhouse
Candida Baker
(interviewer),
1989
single work
biography
interview
— Appears in: Yacker 3 : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1989; (p. 212-235) -
Forms of Historical Narrative
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , December no. 4 1990; (p. 105-112) -
The Short Story Cycles of Frank Moorhouse
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 4 1990; (p. 425-435) -
Liberating Acts - Frank Moorhouse, His Life, His Narratives
1986
single work
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 46 no. 4 1986; (p. 391-423)
Awards
- 1976 winner Braille Book of the Year Award
- 1975 joint winner National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
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