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y separately published work icon Moral Hazard single work   novel  
Alternative title: Moral Hazard : A Novel
  • Author:agent Kate Jennings http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/jennings-kate
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Moral Hazard
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'A liberal young woman finds herself working for arrogant, greedy men on Wall Street while her beloved husband begins to suffer from the early onset of Alzheimer's Disease.' (Publication release) 

Notes

  • Listed in The New York Times Book Review's list of Notable Books for 2002.
  • Also available in sound recording format. Study notes available.
  • Chosen as one of the  Conversation's best Australian books of the 21st century

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Alzheimer's disease.
    Type of character Secondary.
    Point of view First person (not the character with Alzheimer's).

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Text Publishing , 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Gideon Haigh , single work criticism
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Fourth Estate ,       2002 .
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      Extent: 174p.
      ISBN: 0007141084, 1841157376 (pbk.)
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Picador , 2002 .
      image of person or book cover 9053051426062982888.jpg
      Extent: 175p.
      Reprinted: 2003 with ISBN 0330364065
      Note/s:
      • Title page reads : Moral Hazard : A Novel
      • Dedication: Bob Cato 1923-1999; he sang his didn't he danced his did
      ISBN: 0330363409 (2002 ed.), 0330364065 (2003 ed.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Fourth Estate ,       2003 .
      image of person or book cover 3626669062553743850.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 174p.p.
      ISBN: 9781841157382
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Harper Perennial ,       2003 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 174p.p.
      ISBN: 9780007154623
Alternative title: In tweestrijd
Language: Dutch
    • Amsterdam,
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      Netherlands,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Ambo/Anthos ,       2004 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 151p.p.
      ISBN: 9789041408525, 9041408525
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Related Works

Moral Hazard Kate Jennings , 2003 extract novel (Moral Hazard)
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 92 2003; (p. 10)
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Works about this Work

Black Walnuts Erik Jensen , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 8-14 May 2021;
Introduction Gideon Haigh , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Moral Hazard 2015;
Untitled Jan McKemmish , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 3 no. 2004; (p. 177-183)
— Review of Moral Hazard Kate Jennings , 2002 single work novel
The Racket of Money Kate Jennings , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2003 2003; (p. 144-162)
Australian Literary Society Gold Medal Philip Mead , C. A. Cranston , Lucy Frost , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 2 no. 2003; (p. 205-207) Judges report and short list.
Title unknown Lisa Zeidner , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: New York Times Books Review , 30 June 2002; (p. 5)
— Review of Moral Hazard Kate Jennings , 2002 single work novel
Untitled Jan McKemmish , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 3 no. 2004; (p. 177-183)
— Review of Moral Hazard Kate Jennings , 2002 single work novel
After the Boom Margaret Stead , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 29 March no. 5165 2002; (p. 23)
— Review of Moral Hazard Kate Jennings , 2002 single work novel
Taking Them On Delia Falconer , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 241 2002; (p. 55-56)
— Review of Moral Hazard Kate Jennings , 2002 single work novel ; Judgement Rock Joanna Murray-Smith , 2002 single work novel
Mirror on a Blighted Life Sian Powell , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 May 2002; (p. 10)
— Review of Moral Hazard Kate Jennings , 2002 single work novel
Top Prize for Tough Little Book Angela Bennie , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 May 2003; (p. 5)
Moral Hazard Wins in Its Stead James Hall , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 May 2003; (p. 13)
Advertisements for Myself Kate Jennings , 2003 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Sydney Papers , Summer vol. 15 no. 1 2003; (p. 176-191)
Australian Literary Society Gold Medal Philip Mead , C. A. Cranston , Lucy Frost , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 2 no. 2003; (p. 205-207) Judges report and short list.
The Racket of Money Kate Jennings , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2003 2003; (p. 144-162)
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