Is part of Approximate Life Tim Richards , 1996 series - author short story novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994
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Notes

  • Epigraph: Leave everything / Leave Dada / Leave your wife leave your mistress / Leave your hopes and your fears / Sew your children in the corner of a wood / Leave the substance for the shadow ... / Set out on the road. Andre Breton, The Surrealist Manifesto

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Days Without Violence, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 1-15)
A Letter to Francesca, Tim Richards , single work short story humour (p. 16-27)
Marlon Brando, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 28-30)
The Leisure Society, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 31-38)
Prickly Heat, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 39-53)
Time and Motion, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 54-58)
Motion Sickness, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 59-64)
The Associate, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 65-73)
Our Swimmer, Tim Richards , single work short story humour (p. 74-88)
Extracts from the Creative Process, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 89-97)
Going the Growl, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 98-113)
The Correspondence School, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 114-127)
The Viennese Scholar, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 128-144)
The Fiction Consultant, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 145-160)
Steven Spielberg, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 161-164)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Approximate Life : The Prince and Other Stories Tim Richards , Balmain : Ligature , 2021 23611325 2021 selected work short story

    'Approximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories brings together three acclaimed collections for the first time. Letters to Francesca (1996), The Prince (1997) and Duckness (1998) range across forms, from short story to novella and screenplay, and from surrealism to hyperreality-connected by common characters as well as themes of identity, authenticity and artifice. They are playful and poignant, satirical and serious, with echoes of Borges and Calvino grounded in a distinctly Australian perspective.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Balmain : Ligature , 2021

Works about this Work

Autobiography and Fiction Mix Lars Ahlström , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 12 no. 2 1998; (p. 121-122)

— Review of Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story ; The Prince Tim Richards , 1997 single work novel ; Duckness Tim Richards , 1998 selected work short story
Intensified Moments Joe Hill , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 90-92)

— Review of Sailing Through the Amber Sue Hancock , 1995 selected work short story ; Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story ; Eating Out and Other Stories Natalie Scott , 1995 selected work short story
Suburban Surrealism Philippa Hawker , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 182 1996; (p. 46-47)

— Review of Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story
Metafiction in Melbourne Neil James , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 9 1996; (p. 137-142)

— Review of Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story
Life by Correspondence, with a Surrealist Stamp Tom Gilling , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 April 1996; (p. 12)

— Review of Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story
Adolescent Angst in Adelaide Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 April 1996; (p. C10)

— Review of My Boyfriend's Father Ben Winch , 1996 single work novel ; Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story
Intensified Moments Joe Hill , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 90-92)

— Review of Sailing Through the Amber Sue Hancock , 1995 selected work short story ; Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story ; Eating Out and Other Stories Natalie Scott , 1995 selected work short story
Life by Correspondence, with a Surrealist Stamp Tom Gilling , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 April 1996; (p. 12)

— Review of Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story
Metafiction in Melbourne Neil James , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 9 1996; (p. 137-142)

— Review of Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story
Suburban Surrealism Philippa Hawker , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 182 1996; (p. 46-47)

— Review of Letters to Francesca : October, 1984-October, 1994 Tim Richards , 1996 selected work short story
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