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Ruth Park Ruth Park i(A16879 works by) (birth name: Rosina Ruth Lucia Park) (a.k.a. Ruth Niland)
Born: Established: 24 Aug 1917 Auckland, Auckland (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
; Died: Ceased: 16 Dec 2010 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1942
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1 This Way to the Spangly Gloom Ruth Park , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Author , vol. 50 no. 2 2018; (p. 72-74)

'As with so many things young John Keats wrote, his description of the innermost psyche as 'an internal spangly gloom' is the finest we may get In this region you will spend one or more years if you decide to write your autobiography. By autobiography I mean what the dictionary means—the written history of the life of some person. I want to be clear about this because the word, from publishers' point of view, has become imprecise and gaseous. The string of anecdotes, the axe-grinding exercise, the regrettable whinge motivated by revenge—these will certainly sell if' written by a sufficiently famous or powerful individual. For we arc insatiably nosy about others' private lives. Horses and chimps don't appear to care in the least, so for us this striking inquisitiveness is probably a learning process, and so has evolutionary value.'   (Introduction)

1 Only a Game Ruth Park , 2012 single work prose
— Appears in: Things a Map Won't Show You : Stories from Australia and Beyond 2012; (p. 119-140)
1 2 y separately published work icon Callie : Callie's Castle and Callie's Family Ruth Park , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2009 Z1595662 2009 selected work children's fiction children's
1 The Poetry of the Everyday : In Life's Fist Ruth Park , 2006 extract column (Long Time Boy, I Never See You)
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 22 April 2006; (p. 85)
1 High Spirits Ruth Park , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 July vol. 120 no. 6333 2002; (p. 75-77)
1 VP Day Ruth Park , 2000 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000; (p. 397-401)
1 A Bold Novel Ruth Park , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 220 2000; (p. 54-55) The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000; (p. 401-404)

— Review of Vigil Nadia Wheatley , 2000 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Ruth Park’s Sydney Ruth Park , New South Wales : Duffy and Snellgrove , 1999 8138621 1999 single work prose

'Still regarded by many as the best book about Sydney, this is a lively account of the history and culture of Sydney told by a much-loved local author. The book is intended for residents interested in the history of their city, and for the more cultured tourist. Containing a great number of fascinating anecdotes about places and buildings and the historical figures associated with them, Ruth Park’s Sydney serves as an admirable companion to the more practical guides (eg. Lonely Planet) and is much shorter than its house-brick competitors.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon A Fence around the Cuckoo [and] Fishing in the Styx Ruth Park , Ringwood : Viking , 1997 Z1327174 1997 single work autobiography
1 The Depression (from Fishing in the Styx) Ruth Park , 1996 extract
— Appears in: Autographs : Contemporary Australian Autobiography 1996; (p. 197-202)
1 Grief (from Fishing in the Styx) Ruth Park , 1996 extract
— Appears in: Autographs : Contemporary Australian Autobiography 1996; (p. 148-155)
1 Just to be Close (from Fishing in the Styx) Ruth Park , 1996 extract
— Appears in: Reflections on Marriage 1996; (p. 13-17)
1 y separately published work icon Home Before Dark Ruth Park , Rafe Champion , Ringwood : Viking , 1995 Z833896 1995 single work biography
1 Ruth Park Reviews Maureen McCarthy's `Queen Kat...' Ruth Park , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 176 1995; (p. 58)

— Review of Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude Get a Life Maureen McCarthy , 1995 single work novel
1 Displaced Persons Ruth Park , 1995 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 January 1995; (p. 9A)
1 Untitled Ruth Park , 1994 extract autobiography
— Appears in: Images and Reflections : Exploring Australian Non-Fiction 1994; (p. 97-100)
1 The Grief that Corrodes the Soul (from Fishing in the Styx) Ruth Park , 1993 extract
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 October 1993; (p. 7A)
1 A Journey Through the Years (from Fishing in the Styx) Ruth Park , 1993 extract
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 October 1993; (p. C3)
1 [Untitled] (from Fishing in the Styx) Ruth Park , 1993 extract
— Appears in: The Age , 30 October 1993; (p. 7)
1 Days of Depression in Auckland Ruth Park , 1993 extract autobiography (A Fence around the Cuckoo)
— Appears in: The Age , 4 January 1993; (p. 8)
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