| Description |
xv, 272 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Static / Cate Kennedy -- The knife / Laurie Steed -- Lebanon / Favel Parrett -- Birdcall: 33°21'N 43°47'E / Liam Davison -- The traveller / Ryan O'Neill -- Eating oysters / Marion Halligan -- J'amie Rose / Tegan Bennett Daylight -- Frank O'Hara's animals / Tara Cartland -- The cartography of foxes / Theresa Layton -- Keilor cranium / Wayne Macauley -- China / Tony Birch -- Old friends / Andy Kissane -- Kindling / Kalinda Ashton -- Snow on the mountain / Chris Somerville -- Staff dining / Bruce Pascoe -- Hunting animals / Ruby J. Murray -- Solstice / James Bradley -- Lungfish / Madeleine Griffeth -- Wrecking ball / Lucy Treloar -- Mortal sins / Sinead Roarty -- The other side of the river / Georgia Blain -- The forgeries / Robyn Mundy -- The cat / Ashley Hay -- The eagle / John Kinsella -- The eulogy / Eric Yoshiaki Dando -- Publication details -- Notes on contributors |
| Summary |
COLLECTIONS & ANTHOLOGIES OF VARIOUS LITERARY FORMS. AUSTRALIAN. Kim Scott selects the year's most outstanding short fiction. Featuring established favourites alongside exciting new voices, this diverse collection is a perfect companion for summer and an ideal introduction to Australia's best contemporary writing. Previous contributors include Kate Grenville, Nam Le, David Malouf, Mandy Sayer, DBC Pierre, Frank Moorhouse, Peter Goldsworthy, Marion Halligan, Venero Armanno, Sophie Cunningham, Romy Ash and many more |
| Subject |
Anthologies -- Fiction.
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Australian fiction -- 21st century.
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Australian fiction.
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Short stories, Australian -- 21st century.
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Short stories, Australian.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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| Author |
Scott, Kim, 1957- editor of compilation
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| ISBN |
1863956263 (paperback) |
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9781863956260 |
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