John Powers John Powers i(A33288 works by) (birth name: John Henry Powers)
Born: Established: 12 Jan 1935 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 2 May 2007 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
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1 Who Has the Last Word in the Sex War? John Powers , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 October 1994; (p. rev 6)
1 Yale, the Vertical Challenge, and Me John Powers , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 May 1994; (p. rev 10)
1 Writing Non-Fiction John Powers , 1985 single work criticism
— Appears in: Prose Writing for Australians : An Anthology of Feature Articles and Short Stories 1985; (p. 121-136)
1 The Game John Powers , 1985 single work prose
— Appears in: Prose Writing for Australians : An Anthology of Feature Articles and Short Stories 1985; (p. 96-100)
1 y separately published work icon Prose Writing for Australians : An Anthology of Feature Articles and Short Stories Alan Mahar (editor), John Powers (editor), Melbourne : Nelson , 1985 Z423040 1985 anthology criticism biography short story prose humour satire
1 y separately published work icon The Last of the Knucklemen John Powers , Melbourne : Sun Books , 1979 Z1366634 1979 single work novel In a mining camp bunkhouse in the remote north-west of Australia each man's past, unlike the ground outside, is better left undug. Daring to ask where to but never where from, eight men act out their separate kinds of struggle with separate expectations of their common plight. Behind the nicknames and a claustrophobic routine punctuated by ruinous gambling, sporadic punch-ups, clever verbal batterings and the long-awaited arrival of the caravans of whores, each man harbours his own unspeakable story...' (cover).
1 20 y separately published work icon The Last of the Knucklemen John Powers , 1973 (Manuscript version)x400883 Z128888 1973 single work drama
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