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Summary: Portrait of two Manila street kids, Rita and Jay. Jay survives by picking pockets while Rita works as a child prostitute. Images of her tourist clients never seem to leave her, nor do the memories of her village life shattered forever by military evacuation. The two meet in the city park at night where they fantasise about the food they might eat and try to bury the past. (From Libraries Australia.)
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Border Lover
2003
single work
essay
autobiography
— Appears in: Not Home, But Here : Writing from the Filipino Diaspora 2003; (p. 118-137) Merlinda Bobis reflects upon her writing processes and her constant negotiation through borders of language, culture, and genre. The essay includes excerpts from many of Bobis' published works, along with autobiographical reflections. -
The Ever-Present Past : Asian Mythology in Contemporary Australian Writings
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Newsletter , Spring 2001; (p. 5) -
The World According to Bobis
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Philippine Times , February 2000; (p. 32) Ronald Manila writes of Bobis's career in the Philippines, her move to Australia and her continuing contribution to Philippine literature. -
Uni Lecturer's $20,000 Literary Fellowship
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 23 October 2000; (p. 6) -
Merlinda Faces Up to Burden of Writing
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Monitor , 10 October vol. 10 no. 15 2000; (p. 4)
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Lullaby Play Wins Song of World Praise
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 September 1998;
— Review of Rita's Lullaby 1998 single work radio play -
Border Lover
2003
single work
essay
autobiography
— Appears in: Not Home, But Here : Writing from the Filipino Diaspora 2003; (p. 118-137) Merlinda Bobis reflects upon her writing processes and her constant negotiation through borders of language, culture, and genre. The essay includes excerpts from many of Bobis' published works, along with autobiographical reflections. -
Bitter Genesis to Prize-Winning Radio Drama
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 January 1996; (p. 16) -
Intimate Connections
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: RealTime , April - May 1997; (p. 12) -
Two Rich Talents
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sunday Tasmanian , 20 August 2000; (p. 17) -
Merlinda Faces Up to Burden of Writing
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Monitor , 10 October vol. 10 no. 15 2000; (p. 4)
Awards
- 1998 winner AWGIE Awards
- 1998 winner Prix Italia Drama Award For Radio Fiction
- 1995 winner Ian Reed Foundation Prize for Radio Drama
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