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* Contents derived from the 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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True Confessions of a Make-Up Artist
Smoke and Mirrors,
single work
essay
According to Hugh McKay 'Social analysis is educated guesswork; fiction draws from the well of personal reality.' Mackay argues that 'virtually without exception, it seems to me, the most convincing characters in any work of literary fiction will be facets of the author's own personality. The very process that gives fiction its authenticity demands tht the author's psyche come out of hiding to express itself through impersonation.'
- To a Cityi"To a city where I'll remember nothing", single work poetry (p. 4) Section: Review
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Short Order a Welcome Change,
single work
review
— Review of Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story ; The Essential Bird 2005 selected work short story essay biography prose ; (p. 4) Section: Review -
Pick of the Week,
single work
review
— Review of Australian Literary Studies vol. 22 no. 1 May 2005 periodical issue ; 'Odysseus from the Outback' : Fredy Neptune in German and Its Critical Reception 2005 single work criticism ;Identifies Irmtraud Petersson's article 'Odysseus from the Outback': Fredy Nepturn in German and Its Critical Reception on the German translation of Les Murray's verse novel, Fredy Neptune, as the best read for the week. -
From Ancient Myth to the Restoration,
single work
review
— Review of Darkwitch Rising 2005 single work novel ; (p. 5) Section: Review -
Fiction,
single work
review
— Review of Still Waving 2005 single work novel ; (p. 6) Section: Review -
Biography,
single work
review
— Review of The Literary Larrikin : A Critical Biography of T. A. G. Hungerford 2005 single work biography ; (p. 6) Section: Review -
Memoir,
single work
review
— Review of Walk On : The Remarkable True Story of the Last Person Sentenced to Death in Australia 2005 single work autobiography ; (p. 6) Section: Review - Temple Dogs in Black and White, single work column (p. 6) Section: Review
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