A Map of Gardens single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 A Map of Gardens
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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    y separately published work icon Artstreams vol. 6 no. 3 July/August 2001 Z984788 2001 periodical issue 2001 pg. 8-11
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon A Map of the Gardens : Stories Gillian Mears , Sydney : Picador , 2002 Z956811 2002 selected work short story 'Combining the wisdom of nature, ancient Taoism and Christian saints with the mysteries at the heart of human relationships, these parables speak of love and loss and renewal - and examine the mercurial bonds between man and woman, siblings, parent and child.' Publisher's blurb on back cover. Sydney : Picador , 2002 pg. 95-110

Works about this Work

In the Same Boat Emmett Stinson , 2013- single work criticism
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , March 2013;
'Discussions of the cultural cringe are now conducted in the past tense. Cringe-thinking, or so the contemporary narrative goes, can no longer function in a globalised, cosmopolitan, multicultural Australia where local literature circulates in an international milieu. This new literary internationalism is perhaps best exemplified by the designation of Melbourne as an UNESCO City of Literature in the 2008 and the subsequent founding of the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, but evidence of Australian cultural bodies' increasing collaboration with foreign organisations can be found everywhere: the establishment of the 2012 conference NonfictioNow, which was a joint initiative of RMIT and the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop; the 2010 creation of if:book Australia, a collaborative venture between the Queensland Writers Centre and the international Institute for the Future of the Book; the 2012 recognition of Clunes as one of sixteen members of the International Organisation of Booktowns; Allen & Unwin's 2010 launch of an Australian version of the Faber Academy, which offers creative writing classes; and the recent announcement of a Melbourne chapter of Alain de Botton's School of Life, which will host literary events, offer 'bibliotherapy', and contain a bookshop run by local seller Readings.' (Author's introduction)
The Question of Identity Laurie Clancy , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 169 2002; (p. 139-142)

— Review of The Fig Tree Arnold Zable , 2002 selected work autobiography prose extract ; A Map of Gardens Gillian Mears , 2001 single work short story ; The Slow Death of Patrick O'Reilly Phil Leask , 2001 single work novel ; The Deepest Part of the Lake Robert Hillman , 2001 single work novel
The Question of Identity Laurie Clancy , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 169 2002; (p. 139-142)

— Review of The Fig Tree Arnold Zable , 2002 selected work autobiography prose extract ; A Map of Gardens Gillian Mears , 2001 single work short story ; The Slow Death of Patrick O'Reilly Phil Leask , 2001 single work novel ; The Deepest Part of the Lake Robert Hillman , 2001 single work novel
In the Same Boat Emmett Stinson , 2013- single work criticism
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , March 2013;
'Discussions of the cultural cringe are now conducted in the past tense. Cringe-thinking, or so the contemporary narrative goes, can no longer function in a globalised, cosmopolitan, multicultural Australia where local literature circulates in an international milieu. This new literary internationalism is perhaps best exemplified by the designation of Melbourne as an UNESCO City of Literature in the 2008 and the subsequent founding of the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, but evidence of Australian cultural bodies' increasing collaboration with foreign organisations can be found everywhere: the establishment of the 2012 conference NonfictioNow, which was a joint initiative of RMIT and the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop; the 2010 creation of if:book Australia, a collaborative venture between the Queensland Writers Centre and the international Institute for the Future of the Book; the 2012 recognition of Clunes as one of sixteen members of the International Organisation of Booktowns; Allen & Unwin's 2010 launch of an Australian version of the Faber Academy, which offers creative writing classes; and the recent announcement of a Melbourne chapter of Alain de Botton's School of Life, which will host literary events, offer 'bibliotherapy', and contain a bookshop run by local seller Readings.' (Author's introduction)
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