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Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories
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'Memories of a holiday hospital stay accompany stories about a poisoned husband, a frustrated sculptor, a lonely storyteller, jealousy, broken families, and infidelity.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Notes

  • Dedication: To Barret Reid because he doesn't like short stories and to Philip Jones because he does.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:McPhee Gribble , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lessons, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 1-12)
Two Artists, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 13-17)
Camille Pissarro 1830-1903, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 19-26)
Were They Pretty?, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 27-30)
Kelso's Lady, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 31-47)
A Partial Portrait of My Father, His Birthdays, My Gifts, Bottled in Bond, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 49-54)
Swallows, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 55-70)
Losing Things, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 71-80)
Tell Me What You Want, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 81-88)
Letter, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 89-93)
Rewards, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 95-102)
Russian Boxes, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 103-107)
Kicking On, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 109-121)
Architecture, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 123-129)
The Night We Ate the Sparrow, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 131-152)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: McPhee Gribble , 1985 .
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      Extent: 152p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 12 December 1985
      ISBN: 0140088644
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Untapped , 2021 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 6th December 2021
      ISBN: 9781922749321
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Brio Books ; Untapped , 2022 .
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      Extent: 138p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 27 September 2022.
      ISBN: 9781761281785
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  • Also braille, sound recording.
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Works about this Work

Untitled Heather Falkner , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 178)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography
The Storytellers of Morris Lurie Marion Halligan , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 February 1986; (p. B3)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography
Men Dutiful but Unfaithful Heather Falkner , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 25-26 January 1986; (p. 12)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography
Lurie's Global Village : Chronicles of Inner Loneliness Graham Burns , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 79 1986; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography
Home and Abroad Sue Hosking , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 67-69)
— Review of Their Solitary Way Julian Croft , 1985 single work novel ; The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography ; Postcards from Surfers : Stories Helen Garner , 1985 selected work short story
Home and Abroad Sue Hosking , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 67-69)
— Review of Their Solitary Way Julian Croft , 1985 single work novel ; The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography ; Postcards from Surfers : Stories Helen Garner , 1985 selected work short story
The Language of Travel, Learnt from Bellhops and Restaurant Menus Tom Thompson , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 1985; (p. 30)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography ; Room Service : Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse Frank Moorhouse , 1985 selected work short story
Untitled Helen Daniel , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 December 1985; (p. 8)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography
Lurie's Global Village : Chronicles of Inner Loneliness Graham Burns , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 79 1986; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography
Men Dutiful but Unfaithful Heather Falkner , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 25-26 January 1986; (p. 12)
— Review of The Night We Ate the Sparrow : A Memoir and Fourteen Stories Morris Lurie , 1985 selected work short story biography
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