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Notes
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Epigraph: Make an effort to remember. Or, failing that, invent. - Monique Wittig
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Milsons Point,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Vintage Australia
, 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Stories of Barbara Boulevard, single work short story (p. 1-48)
- My Mother's Eyes, the Sky, the Clouds..., single work short story (p. 49-53)
- Fatal Attraction in Newtown, single work short story (p. 55-84)
- Eve in the Garden, single work short story (p. 85-92)
- Two Stories on a Train, single work short story (p. 93-102)
- A Lover of Space, single work short story (p. 103-159)
- Born Again in Balmain, single work short story (p. 161-166)
- The Education of Deidre Johnston, single work short story (p. 167-189)
- The Dear John Dear God Letter, single work short story (p. 191-211)
- Atonement, single work short story (p. 213-219)
- The Faeries at Anakie Park, single work short story (p. 221-319)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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May in September : Australian Literature as Anglophone Alternative
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , Winter vol. 15 no. 2 2002; (p. 112-132) Contemporary Issues in Australian Literature 2002; (p. 112-132) Nicholas Birns considers that attractions of Australian literary studies for overseas scholars. In the second part of his essay, Birns offers close readings of several of Gerald Murnane's short stories to argue that paying 'heed to Australian writing can vividly and unpredictably renovate 'English' as a discipline' (128). -
Beth Spencer Interviewed
Sue King-Smith
(interviewer),
1998
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Animist , October vol. [3] no. 1998; -
Energy Flows from the New Volume
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 11 no. 1 1997; (p. 68,69)
— Review of How to Conceive of a Girl 1996 selected work short story -
Ditto Man and Peta Pan
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 79-80)
— Review of How to Conceive of a Girl 1996 selected work short story -
Portraits of Feminism
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 November 1996; (p. 9)
— Review of To Be There with You 1994 selected work short story ; How to Conceive of a Girl 1996 selected work short story
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Playful Self-Regard
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 December 1996; (p. rev 8)
— Review of An Evening with the Messiah 1996 single work novel ; How to Conceive of a Girl 1996 selected work short story -
Portraits of Feminism
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 November 1996; (p. 9)
— Review of To Be There with You 1994 selected work short story ; How to Conceive of a Girl 1996 selected work short story -
Ditto Man and Peta Pan
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 79-80)
— Review of How to Conceive of a Girl 1996 selected work short story -
Energy Flows from the New Volume
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 11 no. 1 1997; (p. 68,69)
— Review of How to Conceive of a Girl 1996 selected work short story -
May in September : Australian Literature as Anglophone Alternative
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , Winter vol. 15 no. 2 2002; (p. 112-132) Contemporary Issues in Australian Literature 2002; (p. 112-132) Nicholas Birns considers that attractions of Australian literary studies for overseas scholars. In the second part of his essay, Birns offers close readings of several of Gerald Murnane's short stories to argue that paying 'heed to Australian writing can vividly and unpredictably renovate 'English' as a discipline' (128). -
An Extract from Kathleen Mary Fallon's Launching of Beth Spencer's `How to Conceive a Girl'
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1996-1997) no. 187 1996; (p. 34-35) -
Beth Spencer Interviewed
Sue King-Smith
(interviewer),
1998
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Animist , October vol. [3] no. 1998;
Awards
- 1997 runner-up 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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