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'Author of six novels, Christopher John Koch (born in 1932) is one of Australia’s leading novelists who enjoys worldwide recognition. Koch’s writing has its finger on the pulse of today’s changing society. Not only does his work fall within a universal stream but it also stands out as a production of its own, built like a puzzle with distinct pieces. Through fiction, Koch explores other genres – the fairy tale, drama, poetry – to the point of producing multi-faceted works which challenge classification. In spite of the constant renewal of his settings for action, one notices the presence of a main thread which runs through Koch’s fiction: the antipodean and ambiguous relationship between illusion and reality.

'This theoretically informed monograph provides a book-by-book analysis of the novelist’s œuvre and gives a full picture of his Weltanschauung. It is valuable reference for scholars in Australian Studies, as well as those researching postcolonial, psychoanalytic and literary theories.

'This book is winner of the Excellence Award 2009 by the THESE-PAC jury (le prix THESE-PAC, Prix Jean-Pierre Piérard) in the South Pacific-Australasia category.'

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Notes

Dedication: For my parents, sister and Lara, with much love.
Author's note: Water from the Moon is the fruit of years of time-consuming research first undertaken for E.EA (diplôme d'études approfondies) submitted in 1997 and then developed into a PhD (2001-2004). (p.xxi)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Publisher: Cambria Press

Youngstown, New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,: Cambria Press , 2007 .

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Image courtesy of publisher's website.

Extent: xxii, 201p.p.

Note/s:

Foreword by Xavier Pons and preface by the author.

Includes appendices, glossary, bibliography (pp.189-202) and index.

ISBN: 9781934043356

Series: y Cambria Australian Literature Series Susan Lever (editor), Cambria Press (publisher), Amherst : Cambria Press , 2008- Z1869108 2008 series - publisher criticism Abstract
The Cambria Australian Literature Series focuses on critical studies of writing by Australians, with a particular emphasis on contemporary Australian fiction. In recent decades Australian fiction publishing has outstripped critical study, with the work of many important writers receiving little more critical attention than newspaper and journal reviews, with occasional articles in scholarly journals or collections by diverse critics. This series gives an opportunity for sustained consideration of a writer’s full career. In each book, an individual critic engages with the work of a writer, assisting other scholars, students and general readers in understanding its complexities. Each book seeks to find an appropriate, original and lively approach to the writer in question. In particular, the series places the writing not only within Australian culture but also in the context of international developments in the novel.

Source: Publisher's website.

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[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Igor Maver , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 25 2011; (p. 137-140)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Jean-François Vernay , 2007 multi chapter work criticism

Overdue Study of Multifaceted Writer Richard Scott Carr , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 23 no. 2 2009; (p. 224-225)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Jean-François Vernay , 2007 multi chapter work criticism

[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Paul Genoni , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 23 no. 4 2008; (p. 493-496)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Jean-François Vernay , 2007 multi chapter work criticism

[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Paul Sharrad , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Postcolonial Text , vol. 3 no. 4 2007;
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Jean-François Vernay , 2007 multi chapter work criticism

Recension Sue Ryan-Fazilleau , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , November vol. 6 no. 2 2007; (p. 34)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Jean-François Vernay , 2007 multi chapter work criticism

Blurry Portrait Chad Habel , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 293 2007; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Jean-François Vernay , 2007 multi chapter work criticism

[Review] Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch C. A. Cranston , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 7 no. 2007; (p. 116-121)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Jean-François Vernay , 2007 multi chapter work criticism