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Notes
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Dedication: For my parents.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Ringwood,
Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Penguin
, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Memories of the Assassination Attempt, single work short story (p. 1-11)
- Far on the Ringing Plains, single work short story (p. 15-24)
- Reasons for Going into Gynaecology, single work short story (p. 27-36)
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The Sad Music of Men,
single work
short story
Doug is an old man at a nursing home, struggling to communicate with the male nurses.
Note: Author note: for Ed Campion. - Press Conference of Ambassador Sweeney, single work short story (p. 51-60)
- Can These Bones Live?, single work short story (p. 63-69)
- Wedding Presents for Breakfast, single work short story humour (p. 73-80)
- Edging Around the Fat Man, single work short story (p. 83-93)
- In the House of the Dead, single work short story (p. 97-106)
- The Life of a Man's Man, single work short story (p. 109-123)
- A Real Little Marriage-Wrecker, single work short story (p. 127-135)
- Addendum to the First Fleet Journals, single work short story (p. 139-143)
- The Victoria Cross of Timothy O'Hea, single work short story (p. 147-155)
- The Archbishop or the Lady (for V. B.), single work short story (p. 159-171)
- My Father's Version of the Nurses' Story, extract autobiography (p. 175-183)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 279)
— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 279)
— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract -
Am I a Camera?
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , April no. 102 1986; (p. 74-77)
— Review of The Morality of Gentlemen 1984 single work novel ; Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract ; Shallows 1984 single work novel ; Good Mates 1985 single work novel -
Joyful Shocks of Recognition
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 8 March 1986; (p. 20)
— Review of Postcards from Surfers : Stories 1985 selected work short story ; Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract -
To Assassinate the Assassin
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1985; (p. 19-21)
— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract
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Lost on the Voices
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , October no. 18 1985; (p. 23)
— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract -
To Assassinate the Assassin
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1985; (p. 19-21)
— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract -
Joyful Shocks of Recognition
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 8 March 1986; (p. 20)
— Review of Postcards from Surfers : Stories 1985 selected work short story ; Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract -
Am I a Camera?
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , April no. 102 1986; (p. 74-77)
— Review of The Morality of Gentlemen 1984 single work novel ; Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract ; Shallows 1984 single work novel ; Good Mates 1985 single work novel -
A Writer with Skills of a Surgeon
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 September vol. 108 no. 5483 1985; (p. 129)
— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories 1985 selected work short story extract -
Out of a Catholic Seminary Into a Short Story Paradise
Stuart Sayers
(interviewer),
1985
single work
biography
interview
— Appears in: The Age , 28 December 1985; (p. 9)
Awards
- 1985 shortlisted National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
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