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Jules Van Erp has presence. After a devastating road accident, he can still effortlessly create such architectural masterpieces as the Pavilion of Flight, but he cannot face the emotional legacy of his own history. Only when Jules concedes the possibility of love and imperfection is he able to begin rebuilding his extraordinary life.
(Source: Trove)
Notes
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Epigraph: Extract from 'Rain ... Endless Rain', The Sounds of Autumn (Tieng Thu), 1939.
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Pre-publication title: Shoelaces.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Arm loss. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Looking (Im)Properly : Women Objectifying Men's Bodies in Contemporary Australian Women's Fiction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Women Constructing Men : Female Novelists and Their Male Characters, 1750-2000 2010; (p. 185-206) 'Traditionally, although "women have always written about men," men's bodies have been dealt with circumspectly, if at all. Hence, facial features and general size and comportment are often described and used as aspects of characterisation, but men's bodies are rarely depicted and explored in any particular or extensive way. Peter Brooks ties the customary scarcity of men's bodies in women's fiction to gendered divisions within visual culture, asserting, "vision is a typically male prerogative, and its object of fascination the woman's body, in a cultural model so persuasive that many women novelists don't reverse its vectors." Recently, however - and along with the increasing visibility of men's bodies in popular culture - there has emerged a growing tendency for women writers (and artists) to depict men's bodies. This chapter explores a significant example of this paradigm shift occurring in contemporary fiction by Australian women, focusing on three representative texts: Last of the Sane Days (1999) by Fiona Capp, The Architect (2000) by Jillian Watkinson, and Miranda (1998) by Wendy Scarfe.' (Author's introduction 185) -
Aussie Battler in Crisis? : Shifting Cultural Constructions of White Australian Masculinity and National Identity
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Creative Nation : Australian Cinema and Cultural Studies Reader 2009; (p. 337-357) -
'Unexpected Effects' : Marked Men in Contemporary Australian Women's Fiction
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 22 no. 4 2006; (p. 443-459) The author critiques the ways in which a set of novels by women writers published in the period 1980-2005 represent 'wounded men', and analyses the challenges which such texts pose for feminist critics. -
An Exciting New Talent in Queensland Writing
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;
— Review of The Architect 2000 single work novel -
Too Concerned with Significance
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 28 no. 2 2001; (p. 78-80)
— Review of The Architect 2000 single work novel
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An Exciting New Talent in Queensland Writing
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;
— Review of The Architect 2000 single work novel -
Not quite the English patient
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 20 no. 1 2001; (p. 73-74)
— Review of The Architect 2000 single work novel -
Building Cultural Links
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 December 2000; (p. 17)
— Review of The Architect 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 68 2001; (p. 207-208) JAS Review of Books , no. 1 2001;
— Review of The Architect 2000 single work novel -
Conflict Diamonds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 164 2001; (p. 102-105)
— Review of Lines in the Sand 2000 single work novel ; The Rain Queen 2000 single work novel ; Liv : A Novel 2000 single work novel ; Love and Vertigo 2000 single work novel ; The Australian Fiance 2000 single work novel ; Family Album : A Novel of Secrets and Memories 2000 single work novel ; White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story ; The White Star 2000 single work novel ; The Architect 2000 single work novel ; Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography ; Full Circle 2000 single work novel ; Vigil 2000 single work novel ; The Secret : The Strange Marriage of Annabella Milbanke and Lord Byron 2000 single work biography ; Reefscape : Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef 2000 single work prose -
'Unexpected Effects' : Marked Men in Contemporary Australian Women's Fiction
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 22 no. 4 2006; (p. 443-459) The author critiques the ways in which a set of novels by women writers published in the period 1980-2005 represent 'wounded men', and analyses the challenges which such texts pose for feminist critics. -
Aussie Battler in Crisis? : Shifting Cultural Constructions of White Australian Masculinity and National Identity
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Creative Nation : Australian Cinema and Cultural Studies Reader 2009; (p. 337-357) -
Looking (Im)Properly : Women Objectifying Men's Bodies in Contemporary Australian Women's Fiction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Women Constructing Men : Female Novelists and Their Male Characters, 1750-2000 2010; (p. 185-206) 'Traditionally, although "women have always written about men," men's bodies have been dealt with circumspectly, if at all. Hence, facial features and general size and comportment are often described and used as aspects of characterisation, but men's bodies are rarely depicted and explored in any particular or extensive way. Peter Brooks ties the customary scarcity of men's bodies in women's fiction to gendered divisions within visual culture, asserting, "vision is a typically male prerogative, and its object of fascination the woman's body, in a cultural model so persuasive that many women novelists don't reverse its vectors." Recently, however - and along with the increasing visibility of men's bodies in popular culture - there has emerged a growing tendency for women writers (and artists) to depict men's bodies. This chapter explores a significant example of this paradigm shift occurring in contemporary fiction by Australian women, focusing on three representative texts: Last of the Sane Days (1999) by Fiona Capp, The Architect (2000) by Jillian Watkinson, and Miranda (1998) by Wendy Scarfe.' (Author's introduction 185) -
Tough Truths
2000
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 October 2000; (p. 7)
Awards
- 1999 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Maunscript of an Emerging Queensland Author
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