Lisa Lang Lisa Lang i(A76995 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 The Audition Lisa Lang , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 129 2012; (p. 41-48)
1 Award Winners Probe the Past : Utopian Man : Lisa Lang Lisa Lang , 2009 extract novel historical fiction (Utopian Man)
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 September 2009; (p. 25)
1 18 y separately published work icon Utopian Man Lisa Lang , 2009 Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2010 Z1624138 2009 single work novel historical fiction

'It's the 1880s and Marvellous Melbourne is a lavish and raucous city where anything could happen. Eccentric entrepreneur Edward William Cole is building the sprawling Cole's Book Arcade and filling it with whatever amuses him, or supports his favourite causes: a giant squid, a brass band, monkeys, a black man whose skin has turned white, a Chinese tea salon, and of course, hundreds of thousands of books.

'When Edward decides to marry he advertises for a wife in the newspaper, shocking and titillating the whole town. To everyone's surprise he marries his broadsheet bride and the Arcade grows into a monumental success.

'But the 1890s depression hits Melbourne - and Edward - hard, and the death of one of his children leaves him reeling. Grief, corruption and a beautiful, unscrupulous widow all threaten to derail his singular vision. But it's not until he visits Chinatown one night - and his own deeply suppressed past - that the idealist faces his toughest challenge.

'Utopian Man is the story of a man who lives life on his own terms, and leaves behind a remarkable legacy.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 Over the Rainbow Lisa Lang , 2008 extract biography (E. W. Cole : Chasing the Rainbow)
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 87 no. 6 2008; (p. 27)
1 y separately published work icon E. W. Cole : Chasing the Rainbow Lisa Lang , Fitzroy North : Arcade , 2008 Z1473353 2008 single work biography 'Melbourne entrepreneur Edward Cole (1832-1918), the publisher of Cole's Funny Picture Books.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Clean, White World Lisa Lang , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Spinach7 , Winter/Spring no. 1 2003; (p. 62-63)
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