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Dedication: For my parents, Mama Ola and John.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
North Melbourne,
Flemington - North Melbourne area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Spinifex Press
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- An Earnest Parable, single work short story (p. 1-3)
- Fruit Stall, single work short story (p. 4-9)
- Fish-Hair Woman, single work short story fantasy (p. 10-23)
- Colours, single work short story (p. 24-29)
- Storm, single work short story (p. 30-36)
- White Turtle, single work short story (p. 37-52)
- MacDo, single work short story (p. 53-60)
- The Curse, single work short story (p. 61-77)
- The Kissing, single work short story (p. 82-91)
- The Review, single work short story (p. 92-96)
- Pina and the Flying Cross, single work short story (p. 97-107)
- Corazon, single work short story fantasy (p. 108-109)
- Dream Stories, sequence short story (p. 108-111)
- Yellow, single work short story fantasy (p. 109-110)
- The Death of Chopin Chopin, single work short story fantasy (p. 110-111)
- Shoes, single work short story (p. 112-118)
- Triptych, single work short story (p. 119-121)
- Border Lover, single work short story (p. 122-128)
- The Sadness Collector, single work short story (p. 129-136)
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Before the Moon Rises,
single work
short story
(p. 137-144)
An old woman, supposedly deaf, refuses to leave her hut in the village when soldiers come to evacuate the other villagers. One girl comes back for her dog, which is eating food with the old woman. A young soldier tries to pantomime for the old woman to leave, but fails, and is mocked by the crowd. He shoots the girl by accident.
The old woman reveals herself to be Selma, the storyteller of the North and South, with mystical powers. She declares they will make time before the evacuation, calms the soldiers and takes the girl to her hut to heal. The now contrite village follows and begs for her to tell stories.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
- Meritage Press website
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Merlinda Bobis. The Transnational Filipina Warrior Between the Postcolonial Exotic and the Babaylan Catalonan
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Transnationalism and the Asian American Heroine : Essays on Literature, Film, Myth and Media 2010; (p. 82-102) -
Tales of Sound and Fury: Women in Merlinda Bobis's 'White Turtle'
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Narrating the Past : (Re)Constructing Memory, (Re)Negotiating History 2007; (p. 141-152) -
y
The Bikolano Sensibility in Merlinda Bobis' 'White Turtle'
Naga City
:
2005
Z1360244
2005
single work
thesis
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Merlinda Bobis's Use of Magic Realism as Reflected in 'White Turtle': Moving Across Cultures, Redefining the Multicultural and Dialogic Self
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses , vol. 16 no. 2003; (p. 147-163)
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Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Intersections , September no. 4 2000;
— Review of White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Sojourner , October vol. 27 no. 2 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Kasama , December vol. 13 no. 4 1999; (p. 19)
— Review of White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story -
Untitled
1999-2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Newsletter , Summer 1999-2000; (p. 6)
— Review of White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story -
Poet of Filipino Life
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Amida : The Asia Magazine , March vol. 6 no. 1 2000; (p. 19)
— Review of White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story -
Tales of Sound and Fury: Women in Merlinda Bobis's 'White Turtle'
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Narrating the Past : (Re)Constructing Memory, (Re)Negotiating History 2007; (p. 141-152) -
Merlinda Bobis's Use of Magic Realism as Reflected in 'White Turtle': Moving Across Cultures, Redefining the Multicultural and Dialogic Self
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses , vol. 16 no. 2003; (p. 147-163) -
y
The Bikolano Sensibility in Merlinda Bobis' 'White Turtle'
Naga City
:
2005
Z1360244
2005
single work
thesis
-
Inside the Creative Psyche of Writer Merlinda Bobis
Golda M. Sargento
(interviewer),
2001
single work
interview
— Appears in: Sojourner , October vol. 27 no. 2 2001; (p. 27) -
Merlin the Mellifluous
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Philippine Star , 31 January 2000; (p. L-2)
Awards
- 2001 Judges' Choice Award, Bumbershoot Bookfair, Seattle Arts Festival
- 2000 joint winner 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.
- 2000 joint winner National Book Awards (Philippines) — Manila Critics' Circle — Fiction Section
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