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'Michael Sullivan comes of age on the eve of the new millennium in a small country town in the fur-ravaged western third of Australia. The fur infestation began before he was born: it was always there. Like jungle reclaiming an abandoned city, black plumes of fur burst open cracks in the concrete and soar menacingly over derelict buildings. The state is strictly quarantined from the rest of the country and Michael's burning desire to escape is matched only by his zeal to stay and play his part in making a better world. Which is it to be — escape or revolution?' (Source: publisher's website.)
Notes
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Epigraph: The Hebrew word for 'dreaded skin disease' and 'mildew' is the same. Note on Lev 13:47 Good News Bible.
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Epigraph: A person who has a dreaded skin disease must wear torn clothes, leave his hair uncombed, cover the lower part of his face, and call out, 'Unclean, unclean!' ... Whenever there is mildew on clothing, whether wool or linen ... it is spreading mildew and must be shown to the priest. Leviticus 13:45-49.
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Epigraph: No one knows what is going to happen next, and no one can tell us what will happen when we die. Ecclesiastes 10:14.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Fur : Nathan Hobby
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , no. 114 2009; (p. 35-36)
— Review of The Fur 2004 single work novel -
The Fur : Nathan Hobby
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 49 no. 2 2005; (p. 36)
— Review of The Fur 2004 single work novel -
The Fur : Nathan Hobby
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 3 2004; (p. 9)
— Review of The Fur 2004 single work novel -
Hobby Moves On
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 December 2004; (p. 7) -
Nathan Hobby and The Fur
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 12 no. 4 2004; (p. 14)
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Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 July 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Murder by Manuscript 2004 single work novel ; The Fur 2004 single work novel -
This Fur will Fly
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 July 2004; (p. 9)
— Review of The Fur 2004 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 August 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of The Fur 2004 single work novel ; Heat no. 7 (New Series) 2004 periodical issue -
Fundamentally Teenage Angst
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 August 2004; (p. 10)
— Review of The Fur 2004 single work novel -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , October no. 28 2004;
— Review of The Fur 2004 single work novel -
Fast Forward as Fur Flies in the West
2004
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 August 2004; (p. 7a) -
Nathan Hobby and The Fur
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 12 no. 4 2004; (p. 14) -
Hobby Moves On
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 December 2004; (p. 7)
Awards
- 2004 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adults
- 2002 winner T. A. G. Hungerford Award
Last amended 3 Dec 2018 16:32:34
Settings:
- Western Australia,
- Bunbury - Capel - Collie area, Far Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Perth, Western Australia,
- 1997-2000
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