Cirrus@Austlit

"Foreign Literature" is a purely literary publication that focuses on contemporary foreign literature. Published by the Shanghai Translation Publishing House, it has focused, systematic translation of contemporary foreign literature and art (literature, and art) works and theories, introduced representative schools, reflecting the new foreign literature trends and dynamics.

'A young singer runs into the desert of gold rush Kalgoorlie; Chagall comes to Paris in the twenties; a hippie couple survey their ideals as Whitlam is deposed; a middle-aged man looks at his life after cancer on the eve of the millennium . . . Fourteen luminous stories from Joan London's award-winning collections, Sister Ships and Letter to Constantine, together with two later stories, span the twentieth century in a volume that is storytelling at its very best.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2018 ed.).

'Drawn from over a decade of Best Australian Stories, this collection presents outstanding short fiction by the country's finest female writers. Including tales of love, family, heartbreak and joy, it showcases the strength and diversity of writing by Australian women. From the dramatic to the hilarious, these stories will enchant, move and delight the reader. (Publication summary)