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2004-2005...
no.
267
December-January
2004-2005
of
Australian Book Review
est. 1961
Australian Book Review
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- And the Winners Are..., single work column (p. 1)
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Fainlight It Is,
single work
correspondence
Tranter points out an error in attribution contained in Sophie Cunningham's essay 'There is No Proof This Actually Occurred: Writing from Life'.
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All in the Family,
single work
correspondence
Peter Nicholls comments on the coincidence of discovering in the November 2004 issue of Australian Book Review an essay by his daughter, Sophie Cunningham and a cover photo of his older cousin, Jean Campbell. Nicholls compares the character and style of the two women, noting their similarities.
- The Lonely Reaches, single work correspondence (p. 7)
- Bad PR, single work correspondence (p. 7)
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The Manning Clark Archives,
single work
column
Powell writes of the experience he shared with Manning Clark of sorting through Clark's papers for the National Library of Australia's manuscript collections.
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The Post Mortem,
single work
review
— Review of Mark Latham : The Circuitbreaker 2004 single work biography ; (p. 11-12) -
A Practical Void,
single work
review
— Review of The Ideas Market : An Alternative Take on Australia's Intellectual Life 2004 anthology essay ; (p. 13) -
Gentle Voices,
single work
review
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2004 2004 anthology essay extract autobiography ; (p. 16-17) -
A Masaccio Ticket to Mildura,
single work
review
— Review of Vintage : Celebrating Ten Years of the Mildura Writers' Festival 2004 anthology poetry short story interview prose ; (p. 18) -
Risks and Lessons,
single work
review
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2004 2004 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry ; (p. 19-20) -
Best Books of the Year,
single work
column
Reviewers for Australian Book Review each nominate their best books of 2004. Many of the books listed are by Australian writers.
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Get Interpellated,
single work
review
— Review of Cultural Studies Review vol. 10 no. 2 September 2004 periodical issue ; Griffith Review no. 5 Spring 2004 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 63 no. 3 2004 periodical issue ; (p. 26-27) - Iron Horsei"The Sioux, believing ponies should be pintos,", single work poetry (p. 28)
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The Sound and the Fury: Uneasy Times for Hacks and Critics,
single work
criticism
Rose examines trends in book reviewing and literary criticism in Australia, incorporating anecdotes from his personal life and from his editorship of Australian Book Review. He finally asks where the 'greatest responsibility' of critics lie and responds 'I believe that our ultimate responsibility is to the work itself ... not to its hopeful maker, intended audience or national honour.' Only by sumbitting to the work can a reviewer 'attain a sophisticated critical position' and begin to empathise, criticise and 'in the true sense of the word' promote our literature.
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Commentary,
single work
criticism
Ivor Indyk reflects on the trend to publish 'Best of' anthologies, the contents of which are often drawn from small literary magazines without consultation with or permission from the magazines' editors.
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The Naked Garnish,
single work
review
— Review of Plenty : Digressions on Food 2004 single work autobiography ; (p. 38-39) -
Middle Earth Writ Little,
single work
review
— Review of Times and Tides : A Middle Harbour Memoir 2004 single work autobiography ; (p. 40) -
A Rich Smattering,
single work
review
— Review of I Am What I Am : My Life and Curious Times 2004 single work autobiography ; (p. 41) -
The Angel in the House,
single work
review
— Review of War Babies : A Memoir 2004 single work autobiography ; (p. 42)
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