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'Stained Pieces', the original manuscript version of this novel, received a favourable commendation in the 1946 Sydney Morning Herald Literary Competition.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Narrating the Nowhere People : F. B. Vickers's The Mirage and "Half-Caste" Aboriginals
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 27 no. 1 2013; (p. 49-57)'Pascal talks about F. B. Vickers's The Mirage and "Half-Caste" Aboriginals. F. B. Vickers's The Mirage is a novel that has not been well remembered. Reviewers of the mid 1950s who noticed it were admiring, especially those who had themselves written works focusing upon Aboriginal Australians. Roland Robinson wrote that it was "important both as a work of art and as a plea for understanding and reform" (24); Gavin Casey's Sunday Telegraph review declared "its appearance would be a major literary event in any month in any country" (26 June 1955). In private letters to Vickers, prominent writers were equally effusive.' (Editor's abstract)
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Protest and Apology : Western Australia
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 208-240) -
"Write a Short Story" He Said
1975
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— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 61 1975; (p. 43-46) -
[Review] The Mirage [et al]
1959
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 February 1959; (p. 19)
— Review of The Mirage 1955 single work novel ; The Aunt's Story 1948 single work novel ; You Can't See Round Corners 1947 single work novel -
Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: The Winthrop Review , Michaelmas vol. 3 no. 2 1955; (p. 40-42)
— Review of The Mirage 1955 single work novel
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Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: The Winthrop Review , Michaelmas vol. 3 no. 2 1955; (p. 40-42)
— Review of The Mirage 1955 single work novel -
Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 14 no. 4 1955; (p. 577-582)
— Review of The Sun in Exile : A Novel 1955 single work novel ; The Shiralee 1955 single work novel ; White Topee 1954 single work novel ; Keep Him My Country 1955 single work novel ; The Mudflat Million 1955 single work novel ; The Careless People 1955 single work novel ; The Fury 1954 single work novel ; Sowers of the Wind : A Novel of the Occupation of Japan 1954 single work novel ; Pink Flannel 1955 single work novel ; The Mirage 1955 single work novel ; Undercurrent 1953 single work novel ; The Long Beat Home 1954 single work novel -
The North West - Background to a Book
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 4 1955; (p. 11)
— Review of The Mirage 1955 single work novel -
Tragedy of the Aborigines
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Voice , December vol. 4 no. 1955; (p. 24)
— Review of The Mirage 1955 single work novel -
Half-Caste Aborigines
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 June vol. 76 no. 3933 1955; (p. 10)
— Review of The Mirage 1955 single work novel -
Protest and Apology : Western Australia
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 208-240) -
"Write a Short Story" He Said
1975
single work
column
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 61 1975; (p. 43-46) -
Narrating the Nowhere People : F. B. Vickers's The Mirage and "Half-Caste" Aboriginals
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 27 no. 1 2013; (p. 49-57)'Pascal talks about F. B. Vickers's The Mirage and "Half-Caste" Aboriginals. F. B. Vickers's The Mirage is a novel that has not been well remembered. Reviewers of the mid 1950s who noticed it were admiring, especially those who had themselves written works focusing upon Aboriginal Australians. Roland Robinson wrote that it was "important both as a work of art and as a plea for understanding and reform" (24); Gavin Casey's Sunday Telegraph review declared "its appearance would be a major literary event in any month in any country" (26 June 1955). In private letters to Vickers, prominent writers were equally effusive.' (Editor's abstract)
- Pilbara area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,