Richard King Richard King i(A74742 works by)
Born: Established: 1971 Sussex,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
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1 Who Do We Think We Are? Richard King , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 October 2023; (p. 16)

— Review of Killing for Country : A Family Story David Marr , 2023 multi chapter work criticism
1 When the Facts Change Richard King , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August no. 155 2018; (p. 54-55)

‘When the facts change I change my mind. What do you do, sir?’ Robert Manne was speaking with Geraldine Doogue, on Radio National’s Saturday Extra. Responding to a question about his political journey (and under no illusion that he was quoting Keynes, to whom the line is often misattributed), he was talking in a painful whisper, having recently undergone a laryngectomy. The voice was still recognisably his: to Manne’s relief, a silicone prosthesis has obviated the need for an electrolarynx. And the sentiment was familiar, too. Manne, after all, has always been open about his changes of political allegiance—an openness caught (or trumpeted) in the title of his 2005 collection of essays and articles, Left, Right, Left.' (Introduction)

1 [Review Essay] The Shepherd's Hut Richard King , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: The Monthly , April no. 143 2018; (p. 64)

'“Anything with blood in it can probably go bad. Like meat. And it’s the blood that makes me worry. It carries things you don’t even know you got.”

'So thinks Jaxie Clackton as he hides out in the Western Australian wheatbelt, casing a corrugated iron shack. He’s on the run, having found his father crushed to death under a Toyota HiLux - an accident he imagines will be taken as a crime, since everyone in Monkton knows how mercilessly Sid Clackton beat his teenage son and late wife. With barely two boxes of bullets left for his rifle, and no way to preserve his kills, Jaxie has left camp in search of the salt lake, and it’s here he makes his discovery - an old shepherd’s hut with a single, strange, occupant.'' (Introduction)

1 Journal Braces for Winter of Discontent Richard King , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 18)

— Review of Meanjin vol. 75 no. 2 Winter 2016 periodical issue
1 Mining a National Treasure Richard King , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 January 2015; (p. 21)

— Review of A Sense for Humanity : The Ethical Thought of Raimond Gaita 2014 selected work criticism
1 Slow Down for a Lyrical Guided Tour of Life Richard King , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 September 2014; (p. 22)

— Review of Exhibits of the Sun Stephen Edgar , 2014 selected work poetry
1 [Untitled] Richard King , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , May no. 100 2014; (p. 56)

— Review of Only the Animals Ceridwen Dovey , 2014 selected work short story
1 Grotian Moment in a Dissenter's Opinion Richard King , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 February 2014; (p. 22)

— Review of Dreaming Too Loud : Reflections on a Race Apart Geoffrey Robertson , 2013 selected work biography essay
1 Books of the Year Stephen Romei , Graeme Blundell , James Bradley , Geraldine Brooks , Gabrielle Carey , Peter Carey , Stella Clarke , Miriam Cosic , Peter Craven , Tegan Bennett Daylight , Michelle De Kretser , Delia Falconer , Tim Flannery , David Free , Peter Goldsworthy , Andy Griffiths , Gideon Haigh , Helen Garner , Sonya Hartnett , Ashley Hay , Evelyn Juers , Thomas Keneally , Richard King , Ramona Koval , David Malouf , Alex Miller , Louis Nowra , Peter Pierce , Felicity Plunkett , Nicolas Rothwell , Jaya Savige , Kirsten Tranter , Geordie Williamson , Tim Winton , Ed Wright , Fiona Wright , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 December 2013; (p. 14-18)
1 Mining a City of Dreams Richard King , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 December 2013; (p. 21)

— Review of Perth David Whish-Wilson , 2013 single work prose
1 The 'Land He Writes' Lost in the Prolific Restlessness Richard King , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 October 2013; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Tide John Kinsella , 2013 selected work short story
1 Elements Coalesce in a Hard Life Richard King , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 May 2013; (p. 25)

— Review of Elemental Amanda Curtin , 2013 single work novel
1 Three Apples i "Adam's: scrumped from the Tree of Knowledge", Richard King , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2012 2012; (p. 101)
1 Mining Memories of Wonder and Dread Richard King , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 - 11 November 2012; (p. 29)

— Review of Montebello : A Memoir Robert Drewe , 2012 single work autobiography
1 Lamenting the Lost Spirit of 68 Richard King , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 March 2012; (p. 22-23)

— Review of Demanding the Impossible : Seven Essays on Resistance Sylvia Lawson , 2012 selected work essay
1 An Intellectual Omnivore Seriously Sinks His Teeth into Diversity Richard King , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 September 2011; (p. 34-35)

— Review of The Hall of Uselessness Simon Leys , 2011 selected work essay
1 The Lives of Others Richard King , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3 - 4 August 2011; (p. 27)

— Review of Griffith Review no. 33 Spring 2011 periodical issue ; Island no. 125 Winter 2011 periodical issue
1 We the Lost and Frowned Richard King , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16 -17 April 2011; (p. 22-23)

— Review of The Happy Life : The Search for Contentment in the Modern World David Malouf , 2011 single work essay
1 Expat i "'The sun hit me in the face like a bully'", Richard King , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 September 2010; (p. 23) The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011; (p. 89)
1 Flesh and Stardust Richard King , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 69 no. 2 2010; (p. 88-96)
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