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Dedication: To Susie Carlton, friend, patron of the arts
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Ringwood,
Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Viking
, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Case Against the Bell Captain The New York Bell Captain, single work short story satire (p. 3-11)
- The Indian Bell Captain, single work short story humour (p. 12-17)
- Hiltona, single work short story humour (p. 18-29)
- Autobahnia, single work short story humour (p. 30-34)
- Blase in the Land of Swizzlestick, single work short story humour (p. 35-40)
- Cultural Delegate, single work short story humour (p. 41-48)
- The Anti-Art of Travelling, single work short story humour (p. 49-54)
- Blase's Guide to Writing about New York, single work short story humour (p. 55-59)
- Blase and Deep Tissue Massage and Other Fulfilment Therapies, single work short story humour (p. 60-64)
- Blase in Pacific Paradise, single work short story humour (p. 65-70)
- American Bar, single work short story (p. 71-77)
- Mechanical Aptitude, single work short story humour (p. 81-84)
- Pledges, Vows and Pass This Note, single work short story humour (p. 85-90)
- Playground Justice and Being Fair, single work short story humour (p. 91-92)
- Tortures, Jealousy Tests and Getting Tough, single work short story humour (p. 93-96)
- The Drover's Wife, single work short story satire humour (p. 99-113)
- Hobbies and Recreations, Please State, or On Holiday with Roland Barthes, single work short story humour (p. 117-121)
- Convalescence, single work short story humour (p. 122-129)
- An Incident from the Wake for Jack Kerouac, single work short story humour (p. 130-137)
- The Death of the Telegram, single work short story humour (p. 138-141)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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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) -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 205)
— Review of Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 1985 selected work short story -
Introspection Dominates Frank Mooorhouse's New Travel Book
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 2 no. 1 1988; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 1985 selected work short story -
Untitled
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 2 May 1987;
— Review of Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 1985 selected work short story -
Traveller's Trails
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Book Magazine , August-September vol. 1 no. 2 1987; (p. 28)
— Review of Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 1985 selected work short story ; Crossing the Gap : A Novelist's Essays 1987 selected work essay criticism autobiography
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Comic Cuts
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , April no. 102 1986; (p. 79-80)
— Review of The Search for Harry Allway 1985 single work novel ; The Gillies Report 1985 anthology drama lyric/song ; Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 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 -
Misadventures with Francois
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 December 1985; (p. 12)
— Review of Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 1985 selected work short story -
Moorhouse Fills the Gap in Our Comic Art
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 December 1985; (p. 8)
— Review of Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 1985 selected work short story -
Frank Moorhouse : The Spy in the House of Fiction. Ya Godda Larf
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 85 1986; (p. 8-9)
— Review of Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse 1985 selected work short story -
Frank Moorhouse
Candida Baker
(interviewer),
1989
single work
biography
interview
— Appears in: Yacker 3 : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1989; (p. 212-235)
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