The Magicians single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 The Magicians
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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 23 no. 1 2017 11461867 2017 periodical issue short story 2017
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Shirl Wayne Marshall , South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2020 18163293 2020 selected work short story

    'A lonely yowie emerges from the bush to attend the Desperate and Dateless Ball. Mysterious creatures descend from the sky to place a ban on footy. A shark named Bruce turns up in the local swimming pool. A fisherman enjoying a boys’ weekend on the Murray River finds perspective where he least expects it.

    'In Shirl, Wayne Marshall takes a range of what-if scenarios to their fabulist and comedic extremes. Superbly inventive and powerful, these fourteen stories skewer contemporary Australian society – particularly the crises of masculinity and national identity – in insightful and yet hilarious ways, blurring the line between fantasy and reality. This astounding collection will make you rethink what it means to be Australian.' (Publication summary)

    South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2020
    pg. 222-249
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