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Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 The Hunter and Other Stories of Men
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'A property developer fears that a burgeoning ibis population will prevent the construction of a high rise apartment complex; a bus stop outside a dementia care facility in Düsseldorf suffers its own identity crisis; a young man’s new job requires him to pose as a woodcutter and wave at a trainload of tourists; an aging, reclusive archivist becomes locked in a strange battle of wills with a courier; a backpacker in Israel has a bizarre religious experience.

'In these award-winning stories, David Cohen explores the oddities of human behaviour with wit, affection and startling brilliance.'  (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Yarraville, Footscray - Maribyrnong area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Transit Lounge , 2018 .
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      Extent: 224p.p.
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      • Published 1 July 2018.

      ISBN: 9781925760064

Works about this Work

Strange Things : New Australian Short Fiction Mark Azzopardi , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , July 2019;

— Review of The Hunter and Other Stories of Men David Cohen , 2018 selected work short story ; The Butcherbird Stories A. S. Patrić , 2018 selected work short story ; The Worry Front Helen Gildfind , 2018 selected work short story
Review : The Hunter and Other Stories of Men by David Cohen, Transit Lounge Erich Mayer , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , August 2018;

— Review of The Hunter and Other Stories of Men David Cohen , 2018 selected work short story

'This collection of 18 short stories is a mixed bag redeemed by David Cohen's love of the ridiculous and the pathetic.'

The Hunter and Other Stories of Men' by David Cohen Sophie Frazer , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 405 2018; (p. 21)

'In David Cohen’s collection of wry and quirky stories, he follows the lives of various men in their rituals of ordinariness – their failures, foibles, and fetishes – with a razor-like eye observing the disenchantments of modernity.'  (Introduction)

David Cohen : The Hunter and Other Stories of Men LS , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 1-7 September 2018;

— Review of The Hunter and Other Stories of Men David Cohen , 2018 selected work short story

'David Cohen’s imagination, as evidenced by his short-story collection, The Hunter and other stories of men, is a truly remarkable thing. The titular story is narrated by a property developer whose construction site is plagued by an influx of ibis. He’s also troubled by the disappearance of his old site manager, but replacement Henrik is determined to evict the birds and tries drones, starter pistols and Ed Sheeran at high volume, but nothing works. When the body of Henrik’s predecessor is discovered, riddled with beak punctures, Henrik declares war.'  (Introduction)

David Cohen : The Hunter and Other Stories of Men LS , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 1-7 September 2018;

— Review of The Hunter and Other Stories of Men David Cohen , 2018 selected work short story

'David Cohen’s imagination, as evidenced by his short-story collection, The Hunter and other stories of men, is a truly remarkable thing. The titular story is narrated by a property developer whose construction site is plagued by an influx of ibis. He’s also troubled by the disappearance of his old site manager, but replacement Henrik is determined to evict the birds and tries drones, starter pistols and Ed Sheeran at high volume, but nothing works. When the body of Henrik’s predecessor is discovered, riddled with beak punctures, Henrik declares war.'  (Introduction)

Strange Things : New Australian Short Fiction Mark Azzopardi , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , July 2019;

— Review of The Hunter and Other Stories of Men David Cohen , 2018 selected work short story ; The Butcherbird Stories A. S. Patrić , 2018 selected work short story ; The Worry Front Helen Gildfind , 2018 selected work short story
Review : The Hunter and Other Stories of Men by David Cohen, Transit Lounge Erich Mayer , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , August 2018;

— Review of The Hunter and Other Stories of Men David Cohen , 2018 selected work short story

'This collection of 18 short stories is a mixed bag redeemed by David Cohen's love of the ridiculous and the pathetic.'

The Hunter and Other Stories of Men' by David Cohen Sophie Frazer , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 405 2018; (p. 21)

'In David Cohen’s collection of wry and quirky stories, he follows the lives of various men in their rituals of ordinariness – their failures, foibles, and fetishes – with a razor-like eye observing the disenchantments of modernity.'  (Introduction)

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