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Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 The Bay of Contented Men
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Chippendale, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Pan , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Radiant Heat, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 15-31)
Machete, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 35-37)
The First Motel, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 41-54)
Mandalay, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 57-69)
River Water, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 73-89)
The Lawyers of Africa, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 93-103)
The Needle `Story', Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 107-121)
All the Boys, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 125-142)
Sister, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 145-146)
Life of a Barbarian, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 149-167)
The Hammett Spiel, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 171-178)
The Bay of Contented Men, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 181-212)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Chippendale, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Pan , 1989 .
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      Extent: 212p.p.
      ISBN: 0330271725, 0330270923 (pbk.)
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2001 .
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      Extent: 212p.p.
      ISBN: 0141007966
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Works about this Work

In the Service of Complex Truths : The Aims and Art of Robert Drewe's Fiction Michael Ackland , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 26-41) A discussion of Robert Drewe's repeated questioning in his writings of notions of 'truth'.
Mining Dark Places Don Anderson , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Text and Sex 1995; (p. 147-164)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men Robert Drewe , 1989 selected work short story
Robert Drewe : Interview Daniel R. Willbanks (interviewer), 1992 single work interview
— Appears in: Speaking Volumes : Australian Writers and Their Work 1992; (p. 58-71)
[Review] The Bay of Contented Men [and] Taking Shelter Daniel R. Willbanks , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Winter vol. 65 no. 1 1991; (p. 185)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men Robert Drewe , 1989 selected work short story ; Taking Shelter Jessica Anderson , 1989 single work novel
Anxieties of the Affluent David Montrose , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 6 September no. 4614 1991; (p. 21)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men Robert Drewe , 1989 selected work short story
A New Angle on Our Uneasy Repose Helen Daniel , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 November 1989; (p. 89)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men Robert Drewe , 1989 selected work short story
Contented Men Don't Take Risks John MacGregor , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 Decemeber 1989; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men Robert Drewe , 1989 selected work short story
Short Stories that Explore the Country of the Mind Carol Treloar , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 2 December 1989; (p. 15)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men Robert Drewe , 1989 selected work short story ; North of the Moonlight Sonata Kerryn Goldsworthy , 1989 selected work short story
The Comic Spirit Triumphant in a Black World Tim Kelly , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 9-10 December 1989; (p. 8)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men Robert Drewe , 1989 selected work short story
The Perils of Publishing Mark Rubbo , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 69 no. 997 1989; (p. 25)
— Review of The Bay of Contented Men Robert Drewe , 1989 selected work short story
In the Service of Complex Truths : The Aims and Art of Robert Drewe's Fiction Michael Ackland , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 26-41) A discussion of Robert Drewe's repeated questioning in his writings of notions of 'truth'.
Bringing the Beach to Book : Robert Drewe Nikki Barrowclough , 1989 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 18 November 1989; (p. 68-72)
Foreword Elizabeth Swanson , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 October 1990; (p. rev 5)
Robert Drewe : Interview Daniel R. Willbanks (interviewer), 1992 single work interview
— Appears in: Speaking Volumes : Australian Writers and Their Work 1992; (p. 58-71)
Real-Life Writing in Review Robert Hefner , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 September 1990; (p. 25)
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Awards

1990 winner Commonwealth Writers Prize — South-East and South Pacific Region — Best Book from the Region Award
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