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y separately published work icon Dead Europe Christos Tsiolkas , Milsons Point : Vintage Australia , 2005 Z1186455 2005 single work novel (taught in 14 units) 'The novel comprises two separate narratives. The first, told in the style of a fairytale, is set in a traditional Greek peasant village during and after World War II. Its world is still magical. ... The second narrative is set in the present time. The narrator is a 36-year-old gay, Greek-Australian photographic artist named Isaac. We meet Isaac at a time when he has travelled to Greece for what turns out to be a rather dismal officially funded exhibition of his works.'

Source: Manne, Robert. 'Dead Disturbing'. The Monthly. (June, 2005)
Jazz!$!Morrison!$! !$!Vintage!$!
Trumpet!$!Kay !$! !$!Picador!$!
Disgrace!$!Coetzee!$! !$!Vintage!$!
Oryx and Crake!$!Atwood!$! !$!Virago!$!

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This unit concentrates on works of fiction dating from the late twentieth century to the present day. It situates the texts within a range of literary, theoretical, and cultural contexts to identify key concerns reflected in texts in the contemporary moment. The unit is designed to focus on a particular area of contemporary fiction which will be determined by the specialization of staff teaching the unit in a particular year.

Assessment

3,000 words of internal written assessment (60%), two-hour examination (40%)

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