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Issue Details:
First known date:
2009...
no.
309
March
2009
of
Australian Book Review
est. 1961
Australian Book Review
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Black Saturday,
single work
column
A column canvassing current literary news including responses to the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria.
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Shimmying,
single work
correspondence
Christian Hoeun points out a typographical error in the publication of Dorothy Porter's poem 'Travel' in the February issue of Australian Book Review. (ABR acknowledged the error.)
- Christina Hill Replies to Elizabeth Lawson, single work correspondence (p. 4)
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Chancing Her Arm,
single work
correspondence
Laurie Hergenhan takes issue with Kerryn Goldsworthy's review of Jill Roe's biography Stella Miles Franklin. Hergenhan contends that, while Goldsworthy found fault with Roe's 'exhaustive research', the depth of detail is one of the book's finest qualities.
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Kerryn Goldsworthy Replies:,
single work
correspondence
Kerryn Goldsworthy responds to Laurie Hergenhan's comments on her review of Jill Roe's biography Stella Miles Franklin. Goldsworthy contends that Hergenhan misrepresents the thrust of the original review.
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Apology to Michael Brennan,
single work
correspondence
Martin Duwell apologises for ascribing the death of Michael Brennan's brother to suicide. Duwell's interpretation of a Brennan poem, recorded in his review of Brennan's Unanimous Night, was mistaken. (ABR's editor joins Duwell in his apology.)
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Belief's Inertia,
single work
review
— Review of Charles Darwin in Australia 1989 single work biography ; (p. 7-9) -
Connecting the Dots,
single work
review
— Review of Shots 2009 single work autobiography ; (p. 32) -
Life in Its Dailiness,
single work
review
— Review of The Land I Came Through Last 2008 single work autobiography ; (p. 33-34) - Yellow Jacket : Vespula Maculifronsi"The washing line", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Lost Propertyi"to be alone in the wide room", single work poetry (p. 36)
- The Dark Zonei"Sassafras Creek burbles along its course,", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
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Forecasti"And if, after all this time, soft rain comes in",
single work
poetry
(p. 38)
Note: Poem numbered I.
- The Weather Booki"But your body long on the bed, flesh", single work poetry (p. 38)
- The Reed Peni"At eleven days", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- The Aquariumi"The weirdest things are the tiny cuttlefish,", single work poetry (p. 40-42)
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The Other Noel,
single work
review
— Review of The Virtuoso 2009 single work novel ; (p. 43) -
The Chase,
single work
review
— Review of Pescador's Wake 2009 single work novel ; (p. 44) -
Incandescence and the Digital People,
single work
review
— Review of Incandescence 2008 single work novel ; (p. 45) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel ; (p. 46)
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