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A remarkable array of late twentieth and early twenty-first century Australian novelists and short story writers have presented images of West Australian beaches and coastlines. These authors include Robert Drewe, Jack Davis, Randolph Stow, Peter Cowan, Dorothy Hewett, and Tim Winton. Their human dramas have a peculiar poignancy when played out against the natural elements of these Western coasts. Sexual, emotional, or spiritual crises occur in maritime settings that both enhance their memorability and reveal humanity's fragile hold on the continent. (abstract taken from The Littoral Zone)
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A Beach Somewhere : The Australian Littoral Imagination at Play
Subjects:
- The Bodysurfers 1983 selected work short story
- The Shark Net : Memories and Murder 2000 single work autobiography
- The Drowner 1996 single work novel
- Kullark 1979 single work drama
- The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea 1965 single work novel
- Dirt Music 2001 single work novel
- Requiem 1944 single work short story
- Song of the Seals 1983 single work drama
- The Toucher 1993 single work novel
- An Open Swimmer 1982 single work novel
- The Turning 2004 selected work short story
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