AustLit
Issue Details:
First known date:
2004...
26 July
2004
of
The Sydney Morning Herald
est. 1842
The Sydney Morning Herald
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
Notes
-
This issue includes seven letters to the editor (p.10) on the controversy surrounding the authenticity of Norma Khouri's Forbidden Love.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
-
Trust on the Line as Authors Face More Scrutiny,
single work
column
(p. 4)In the light of controversy surrounding Norma Khouri's Forbidden Love, Delaney comments on the trust relationship between publishers and writers, particularly in the field of memoir.
-
Publisher Awaits Khouri's Reply on Truth of Bestseller,
single work
column
(p. 4)Huxley comments on the furore surrounding the alleged fabrication of facts in Norma Khouri's memoir Forbidden Love. Huxley notes attempts by Random House to clarify the matter quickly and reports briefly on human rights violations against women in Jordan.
-
Desperate for Some Great Stories,
single work
column
(p. 11)In the light of hoax claims against Norma Khouri's Forbidden Love, Masson draws attention to the trend of the late 1990s to steer away from the publishing of fiction and turn instead towards 'reality' writing. Masson suggests that publishers sought life stories that portrayed 'things that might in a novel be seen either as too bizarre to include or politically incorrect.'
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Last amended 26 Jul 2004 14:53:36
