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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Wrack
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While searching for the wreck of a Portuguese ship which could rewrite the history of Australia, archaeologist David Norfolk stumbles upon a corpse buried fifty years before. Determined to understand its connection to the ship, David uncovers a story of obsession, secrets and sexual passion (Source: Publisher's description).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Vintage Australia , 1997 .
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      Extent: 341p., [2]p. of col. platesp.
      Description: col. maps.
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      • Dedication: This book is dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Richard Francis Haren. (1907 - 1994).
      ISBN: 0091834945
    • London,
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      England,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Headline Review ,       1998 .
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      Extent: 309p.
      Description: illus., maps.
      ISBN: 0747260451(pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Henry Holt ,       1999 .
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      Extent: 352p.
      Reprinted: 2000
      ISBN: 0805061088
    • London,
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      England,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Faber ,       2009 .
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      Extent: 309p.p.
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      • Published: 1st December 2009
      ISBN: 9780571245840, 0571245846
Alternative title: Wrack : Roman
Language: German
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       List ,       2000 .
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      Extent: 318p.
      ISBN: 361265019X
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Works about this Work

y separately published work icon James Bradley's Wrack : Study Notes for Area of Study : Discovery 2015-2018 HSC Bruce Pattinson , Seven Hills : Five Senses Education , 2014 8039923 2014 single work criticism
Great Expectations Peter Craven , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 42 no. 3 2010; (p. 6-9)
Australian Literature and the Making of History Paul Sharrad , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 55-74) Sharrad in this essay discusses a wide range of Australian fiction with attention to its negotiations with history. Sharrad says that the struggle of the writers he examines 'has been both to recover and reject history' (72-73). Through fiction, history is brought to life but 'lest we become trapped by the tyranny of the past, the writer has also to perform literary exorcisms that will free the future from the hauntings which currently still visit the Australian national present' (73).
First Voice James Bradley , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 July 2006; (p. 27)
Books in Brief Janice P. Nimura , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 1 August 1999; (p. 14)
— Review of Wrack James Bradley , 1997 single work novel
Interest in the Amoral Foong Ling Kong , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 151 1998; (p. 106-107)
— Review of Welcome to Tangier Morris Lurie , 1997 selected work short story ; Stepper Brian Castro , 1997 single work novel ; Wrack James Bradley , 1997 single work novel ; Red Nights Louis Nowra , 1997 single work novel
By the Seashore Nicholas Hasluck , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 189 1997; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Wrack James Bradley , 1997 single work novel
Exploring the Landscape of the Heart Lesley Lebkowicz , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 March 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Wrack James Bradley , 1997 single work novel
First Novels Thuy On , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 9 February 1997; (p. 7)
— Review of Wrack James Bradley , 1997 single work novel
Lost Caravel and Lost Love Intertwine David Callahan , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 11 no. 2 1997; (p. 116)
— Review of Wrack James Bradley , 1997 single work novel
First Voice James Bradley , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 July 2006; (p. 27)
This Literary Life Patricia Rolfe , 1997 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 March vol. 116 no. 6064 1997; (p. 74)
Australian Literature and the Making of History Paul Sharrad , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 55-74) Sharrad in this essay discusses a wide range of Australian fiction with attention to its negotiations with history. Sharrad says that the struggle of the writers he examines 'has been both to recover and reject history' (72-73). Through fiction, history is brought to life but 'lest we become trapped by the tyranny of the past, the writer has also to perform literary exorcisms that will free the future from the hauntings which currently still visit the Australian national present' (73).
Great Expectations Peter Craven , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 42 no. 3 2010; (p. 6-9)
Goodbye Emma ... Hello Frontline Nadia Jamal , Stephanie Raethel , 1997 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 August 1997; (p. 14)
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Awards

1998 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
1998 winner Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award
1998 shortlisted Commonwealth Writers Prize — South-East Asia and Pacific Region — Best First Book Award
1998 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
1997 winner FAW Australian Literature Award
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