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'Fourteen Australian writers share their experiences of being a writer in Paris for six months seeking new experiences and fresh perspectives. Authors were selected through the Australia Council for the Arts Literature Fund, and in stayed in a studio made available in 1985 by poet and author Nancy Keesing, in order 'to do something constructive for Australian writers'. Contributors include Brian Castro, Bernard Cohen, Gillian Mears, Marion Halligan, Gary Catalano and Victor Barker. Includes illustrations and contributor notes.' (Publication summary)
Contents
- The Keesing Studio, single work column (p. 6-7)
- Before the Studio, single work essay (p. 8-10)
- The Persistence of Memory, single work essay (p. 11-21)
- La Rue Who's Who, single work essay (p. 23-25)
- The Mapping of Golden Fellow, single work short story (p. 26-28)
- While the Washing Spinsi"Like redhot rockets at Cape Canaveral,", single work poetry (p. 29-31)
- The Thing's the Play, single work diary (p. 32-44)
- Beneath le Marais, single work essay (p. 46-49)
- Crosstown Traffic, single work essay (p. 50-53)
- Vertigo: A Paris Diary, single work diary (p. 54-63)
- De Quincey and the Computer, single work essay (p. 64-69)
- Drawing Undergroundi"For every black hole in space, there is an equal white one.", single work poetry (p. 71-72)
- Working Our Way Up To the Angels : A Triptych of an Australian Artist in Paris, sequence poetry (p. 71-76)
- Ten Francs in a Beggar's Shoei"Under the black domed precipice of St-Paul-St-Louis,", single work poetry (p. 73-74)
- Champagne With Pate and Briei"The signature of a disappearing jet sizzles silver", single work poetry (p. 75-76)
- Searching for Uncle Henri, single work essay (p. 77-85)
- The Pianist, the Singer and the Dancer, single work essay (p. 86-91)
- A View from the Studio, single work essay (p. 93-99)
- Around the World, single work essay (p. 100-102)
- Evocationi"Out walking one morning", single work poetry (p. 103)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Paris Studio: Contemporary Writing by Fourteen Australian Authors
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 6 no. 1 2002;
— Review of Paris Studio : Contemporary Writing by Fourteen Australian Authors Who Lived, for a While, in Paris 2001 anthology poetry prose short story column essay diary -
Luminous Daze in Paris
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 29 no. 2 2002; (p. 34-37)
— Review of Paris Studio : Contemporary Writing by Fourteen Australian Authors Who Lived, for a While, in Paris 2001 anthology poetry prose short story column essay diary -
Memoirs – Books in Brief
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 29 March no. 5165 2002;
— Review of Paris Studio : Contemporary Writing by Fourteen Australian Authors Who Lived, for a While, in Paris 2001 anthology poetry prose short story column essay diary'When an Australian writer in Paris asks a local taxi driver for the Australian Cultural Centre, the reply is blunt: “that would be a fairly small building?”
'Victor Barker, the editor of Paris Studio, self-mockingly relates the anecdote, and an impish, dry humour permeates this anthology of work by fourteen Australian novelists, playwrights, poets and academics who have, at one time or another, stayed in an artists’ studio owned by the Australian Government. Tony Maniaty calls the Arc de Triomphe “the bullring of Paris” and Jean Kent describes how “a cold wind crocodile-skins the Seine”.' (Introduction)
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Luminous Daze in Paris
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 29 no. 2 2002; (p. 34-37)
— Review of Paris Studio : Contemporary Writing by Fourteen Australian Authors Who Lived, for a While, in Paris 2001 anthology poetry prose short story column essay diary -
Paris Studio: Contemporary Writing by Fourteen Australian Authors
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 6 no. 1 2002;
— Review of Paris Studio : Contemporary Writing by Fourteen Australian Authors Who Lived, for a While, in Paris 2001 anthology poetry prose short story column essay diary -
Memoirs – Books in Brief
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 29 March no. 5165 2002;
— Review of Paris Studio : Contemporary Writing by Fourteen Australian Authors Who Lived, for a While, in Paris 2001 anthology poetry prose short story column essay diary'When an Australian writer in Paris asks a local taxi driver for the Australian Cultural Centre, the reply is blunt: “that would be a fairly small building?”
'Victor Barker, the editor of Paris Studio, self-mockingly relates the anecdote, and an impish, dry humour permeates this anthology of work by fourteen Australian novelists, playwrights, poets and academics who have, at one time or another, stayed in an artists’ studio owned by the Australian Government. Tony Maniaty calls the Arc de Triomphe “the bullring of Paris” and Jean Kent describes how “a cold wind crocodile-skins the Seine”.' (Introduction)