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y separately published work icon Trap : A Novel single work   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 Trap : A Novel
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Sphere ,
      1970 .
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      Extent: 284p.
      ISBN: 0722159617 (pbk), 0722159609 (pbk)
    • West Melbourne, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Nelson , 1978 .
      Extent: 284p.
      ISBN: 0170052788 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Archive Madness : The Anarchivic Imperative of Peter Mather’s Wort Papers Ronald Blaber , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (p. 1-9)
'The paper discusses Peter Mathers' The Wort Papers in terms of Derrida work Archive Madness. It examines the way in which the idea of "the anarchivic" can be used to read the novel in relation to the texts resistance to categorisation and it s hybrid construction.' (Author's abstract)
Sunshine and Shambles : The Peter Mathers Papers Peter Pierce , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , May no. 83 2009; (p. 101-107)
'In the rich depository of the Peter Mathers Papers in the State library of Victoria, the author's literary and personal labours are extensively and disarmingly displayed' (101). Pierce traces Mather's life and his sometimes desperate attempts of finding employment or grants and making a living for himself and his family, and discusses his two novels, Trap and The Wort Papers.
Gerrymander : The Place of Suburbia in Australian Fiction Robin Gerster , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 49 no. 3 1990; (p. 565-575) Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 19-30)
y separately published work icon Roguery : The Picaresque Tradition in Australian, Canadian and Indian Fiction Ronald Blaber , Marvin Gilman , Springwood : Butterfly Books , 1990 Z349867 1990 single work criticism
Protest and Apology : Eastern Australia J. J. Healy , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 241-262)
Recent Novels John McLaren , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 34 1966; (p. 49-50)

— Review of The Slow Natives Thea Astley , 1965 single work novel ; Trap : A Novel Peter Mathers , 1966 single work novel ; The Solid Mandala Patrick White , 1966 single work novel ; Big Red : A Novel Leslie Haylen , 1965 single work novel
Re-Reading Peter Mathers D. J. O'Hearn , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , October no. 85 1981; (p. 47-58)

— Review of The Wort Papers Peter Mathers , 1972 single work novel ; Trap : A Novel Peter Mathers , 1966 single work novel
[Review] Trap : A Novel Judy Barbour , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 26 no. 4 1966; (p. 279-280)

— Review of Trap : A Novel Peter Mathers , 1966 single work novel
[Review] Trap : A Novel Maurice Dunlevy , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 June 1966; (p. 10)

— Review of Trap : A Novel Peter Mathers , 1966 single work novel
[Review] Trap : A Novel David Martin , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 May 1966; (p. 21)

— Review of Trap : A Novel Peter Mathers , 1966 single work novel
Sunshine and Shambles : The Peter Mathers Papers Peter Pierce , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , May no. 83 2009; (p. 101-107)
'In the rich depository of the Peter Mathers Papers in the State library of Victoria, the author's literary and personal labours are extensively and disarmingly displayed' (101). Pierce traces Mather's life and his sometimes desperate attempts of finding employment or grants and making a living for himself and his family, and discusses his two novels, Trap and The Wort Papers.
Archive Madness : The Anarchivic Imperative of Peter Mather’s Wort Papers Ronald Blaber , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (p. 1-9)
'The paper discusses Peter Mathers' The Wort Papers in terms of Derrida work Archive Madness. It examines the way in which the idea of "the anarchivic" can be used to read the novel in relation to the texts resistance to categorisation and it s hybrid construction.' (Author's abstract)
Postwar : The Moderns Joseph Jones , Johanna Jones , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Fiction 1983; (p. 87-127)
Gerrymander : The Place of Suburbia in Australian Fiction Robin Gerster , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 49 no. 3 1990; (p. 565-575) Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 19-30)
Protest and Apology : Eastern Australia J. J. Healy , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 241-262)
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