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Author's note: One of the least useful tasks that a person of my years might undertake is to ask how differently he or she should have done this or that in the past. Even so, the author of the second-last piece in this book, when he was hardly younger than I am now, chose to ask himself just that question. He answered it by declaring that he should never have tried to write novels or novellas or short stories but should have allowed each piece of his fiction to find its own way to its natural end. The author's conjecturing is futile, of course, but it has inspired me to make an even bolder declaration. I should never have tried to write fiction or non-fiction or even anything in-between. I should have left it to discerning editors to publish all my pieces of writing as essays.
Contents
- Meetings with Adam Lindsay Gordon, single work criticism (p. 1-8)
- On the Road to Bendigo, single work autobiography (p. 9-24)
- Why I Write What I Write, single work autobiography (p. 25-29)
- Some Books are to be Dropped into Wells, Others into Fishponds..., single work autobiography (p. 31-44)
- The Cursing of Ivan Veliki, single work autobiography (p. 45-50)
- Birds of the Puszta, single work criticism (p. 51-69)
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Pure Ice,
single work
essay
Text of a speech given by Gerald Murnane at the launching of Inland in Adelaide, 9 March 1988.
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The Typescript Stops Here,
single work
criticism
(p. 79-87)
Note: With title: The Typescript Stops Here or: Who Does the Consultant Consult?
- Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs, single work autobiography (p. 89-116)
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Stream System,
single work
short story
(p. 117-147)
Note: At the conclusion of the short story the author states that he has used this piece of fiction to illustrate his creative writing process.
- Secret Writing, single work autobiography (p. 149-156)
- The Breathing Author, single work criticism (p. 157-190)
- The Angel's Son : Why I Learned Hungarian Late in Life, single work autobiography (p. 191-225)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Productive Difficulties: the Pedagogy of Gerald Murnane
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 10 no. 1 2006;
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story -
Inside Gerald Murnane's Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 182 2006; (p. 87)
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story -
The Shortlist
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , January-February vol. 16 no. 1 2006; (p. 47)
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story -
Soundings from Down Under
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 19 no. 2 2005; (p. 231-235)
— Review of The Wing of Night 2005 single work novel ; An ABC of Lying : Taking Stock in Interesting Times 2004 selected work essay ; Original Face 2005 single work novel ; Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story ; The People Singers : The Surfers Paradise Poems 2005 selected work poetry ; The Collected Verse of Mary Gilmore 2004-2007 collected work poetry -
The Writer at a Canter
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 2005; (p. 27)
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story
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A Singular Sensibility
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 September 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story -
A Beautiful Whirly Moment
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 275 2005; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story ; Literati : Australian Contemporary Literary Figures Discuss Fear, Frustrations and Fame 2005 selected work interview -
A Vision Beyond the Mundane
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 October 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story -
The Writer at a Canter
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 2005; (p. 27)
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story -
The Shortlist
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , January-February vol. 16 no. 1 2006; (p. 47)
— Review of Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs : Essays 2005 selected work autobiography essay criticism short story