| Description |
303 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Commission / Tim Winton -- Gift of the gods / Sandy McCutcheon -- Innocence / Peter Goldsworthy -- The dark, the cold / Brian Matthews -- Collapsing under their own weight / Patrick Cullen -- Geography / Sophie Cunnningham -- Middle of the road / Sue Booker -- Enough Rope / Joan London -- Closer / David Malouf -- The spa couple / Anthony Lynch -- The conversation / John Carmody -- Vermilion / Meg Mundell -- Stitch / Terry Dowling -- Frozen Charlottes / Lucy Sussex -- To see you again / Julienne van Loon -- The high snowys / Philip Weigall -- Up the Newell / Jan Lowing -- Cherryulla / Sharon Rundle -- The wire man / Gavin Walker -- A love story / Kathy Hunt -- Perpetual light / Margo Lanagan -- Yesterday / John Timlin -- Death the leveller / Laurie Clancy -- Aliens on the shore / Paul Newbury -- Meeting the great / Barry Oakley |
| Summary |
The theme is meetings of various kinds, from the erotic and hair- raising to the deeply moving, and the contributors include Sophie Cunningham, David Malouf, Sandy McCutcheon and Tim Winton |
| Analysis |
Anthologies & collections |
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Australian fiction (Australia) |
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Short stories, Australian |
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Short stories |
| Subject |
Short stories, Australian.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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| Author |
Oakley, Barry.
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| ISBN |
1741782481 (paperback) |
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9781741782486 |
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