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David Ireland David Ireland i(A31438 works by) (a.k.a. David Neil Ireland)
Born: Established: 24 Aug 1927 Lakemba, Canterbury area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 26 Jul 2022
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon Time Capsule David Ireland , Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2016 10483361 2016 selected work prose

'In Time Capsule the poem-like writings of a breadth of fictional voices are gathered together in an incisive reflection on contemporary existence. Painting students, surfers, pharmacists, retirees, sports lovers, budding writers, Toastmaster members, churchgoers, people from diverse walks of life – all muse on aspects of human experience, desire, beliefs and existential enigmas, as they put pen to paper to participate in a 'time capsule' project for an unknown future generation. David Ireland's writing is as original and inventive today as it was when his works first appeared on the Australian literary scene.' (Publication summary)

1 The World Repair Video Game (Part 5) David Ireland , 2015 extract novel (The World Repair Video Game)
— Appears in: Island , no. 143 2015; (p. 60-81) Island , no. 144 2016; (p. 77-96)

'Monday November 25

The stormbird, as I call the pallid cuckoo, is calling today in the valleys to the west of Big Hill, its call different from the call my gran remembered, a few notes shorter. ...'

1 The World Repair Video Game (Part 3) David Ireland , 2015 extract novel (The World Repair Video Game)
— Appears in: Island , no. 142 2015; (p. 78-99)
1 3 y separately published work icon The World Repair Video Game David Ireland , Hobart : Island Magazine , 2015 9421482 2015 single work novel
1 The World Repair Video Game (Part 2) David Ireland , 2015 extract novel
— Appears in: Island , no. 141 2015; (p. 69-88)
1 The World Repair Video Game (Part 1) David Ireland , 2015 extract novel
— Appears in: Island , April no. 140 2015; (p. 74-100)
1 Chokeback Jones (from The Chosen) David Ireland , 1997 extract
— Appears in: Influence : Australian Voices 1997; (p. 157-170)
1 17 y separately published work icon The Chosen David Ireland , Milsons Point : Random House , 1997 Z147275 1997 single work novel An artist is commissioned to weave the portraits of a random selection of townsfolk in Lost River. For this task he must interview each one - fifty-two in all. His work becomes an odyssey through humankind - its social, political, sexual, humorous and spiritual aspects.
1 The Drover's Wife David Ireland , 1997 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 196 1997; (p. 66) The Drover's Wife : A Celebration of a Great Australian Love Affair 2017; (p. 263-265)
1 The Baby Face Gang (from The Chosen) David Ireland , 1997 extract
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 192 1997; (p. 66-68)
1 Liz the Large David Ireland , 1996 extract novel (The Glass Canoe)
— Appears in: Smashed : Australian Drinking Stories 1996; (p. 385-396)
1 Malediction David Ireland , 1994 single work prose satire
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 165 1994; (p. 4-5)
1 Speed, the Cat David Ireland , 1993 single work short story
— Appears in: Marmalade's Book of Cats : Australian Writing and Art 1993; (p. 53)
1 The Stone Carnation (from a Work-in-Progress) David Ireland , 1993 extract
— Appears in: Picador New Writing 1993; (p. 233-237)
1 The Stone Carnation David Ireland , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 144 1992; (p. 43-44)
1 The Chantic Bird David Ireland , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 141 1992; (p. 31) Microstories 1993; (p. 9-10)
1 Untitled David Ireland , 1990 extract (The Unknown Industrial Prisoner)
— Appears in: The Macmillan Anthology of Australian Literature 1990; (p. 164-167)
1 Vision of Lindow Man David Ireland , 1989 single work short story
— Appears in: Expressway : Invitation Stories by Australian Writers from a Painting by Jeffrey Smart 1989; (p. 68-79)
1 22 y separately published work icon Bloodfather David Ireland , Ringwood : Viking , 1987 Z377225 1987 single work novel
1 Momento of a Useless Man David Ireland , 1985 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Magazine , 6-7 April 1985; (p. 7)
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