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'A woman finds her everyday life engulfed by vivid fantasies, a businessman explores new ways to deal with his rage, a young woman is stuck on a boat with a bunch of delinquents, a diary is discovered, a commune goes wrong ...
'In this captivating collection of short fiction, award-winning novelist Amanda Lohrey explores the dilemmas of modern life. Her characters find themselves caught between body and spirit, memory and desire, ambition and mortality - and they must transform themselves or be trapped.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication: For Jan McKemmish 1950-2007
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Collingwood,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Black Inc.
, 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Primates, single work short story (p. 1-60)
- Reading Madame Bovary, single work short story (p. 61-90)
- Ground Zero, single work short story (p. 91-128)
- Freedom, Order and the Golden Bead Material, single work short story (p. 129-150)
- Perfect, single work short story (p. 151-166)
- The Art of Convalesence, single work short story (p. 167-188)
- The Existence of Other Men, single work short story (p. 189-204)
- John Lennon's Gardener, single work short story (p. 205-238)
- Letter to the Romans, single work short story (p. 239-268)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Class Act
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 March 2013; (p. 18-19) 'A work written almost 30 years ago by an under-appreciated author is Australia's great political novel...' -
Kate Livett on Amanda Lohrey, Reading Madame Bovary
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , vol. 71 no. 1 2011;
— Review of Reading Madame Bovary 2010 selected work short story -
Boy, Can He Tell a Story
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 September 2011; (p. 22) -
Islands of Story
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 37 no. 2010; (p. 172-174)
— Review of Reading Madame Bovary 2010 selected work short story A largely favourable review of Lohrey's first collection of short fiction in which, says Spencer, the theme that speaks most strongly 'is that life can be enhanced by literature that helps us live our lives like characters in books.' -
Short Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 27 November 2010; (p. 29)
— Review of Reading Madame Bovary 2010 selected work short story
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Cover Notes
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 August 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of Reading Madame Bovary 2010 selected work short story -
Flying with Her Own Wings
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 September 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of Reading Madame Bovary 2010 selected work short story -
Well Read
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 August 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Reading Madame Bovary 2010 selected work short story ; Spinner : A Novel 2010 single work novel -
Short Journeys to the Heart
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 September 2010; (p. 23)
— Review of Reading Madame Bovary 2010 selected work short story -
[Review] Reading Madame Bovary
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18-19 September 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Reading Madame Bovary 2010 selected work short story -
Making Short Work of Literature
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 6 November 2010; (p. 25) -
Boy, Can He Tell a Story
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 September 2011; (p. 22) -
Class Act
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 March 2013; (p. 18-19) 'A work written almost 30 years ago by an under-appreciated author is Australia's great political novel...'
Awards
- 2013 shortlisted Tasmania Book Prizes — Margaret Scott Prize
- 2011 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award
- 2011 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Fiction Book
- 2011 shortlisted South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best Book
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