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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 13 December 2008 of The Age est. 1854 The Age
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Warmed By Memories of the Sun's Loving Kiss, Kate Holden , single work column (p. 2) Section: A2
On the Spot : Nam Le, Writer, Nam Le , single work column (p. 3) Section: A2
Yes and No, Catherine Ford , single work short story (p. 20-21) Section: A2
Walking Distance, Michael McGirr , single work short story (p. 22-23) Section: A2
Sultan's Battery, Aravind Adiga , single work short story (p. 24-26) Section: A2
Readings of Comfort and Joy, Christos Tsiolkas , Steven Carroll , Geraldine Brooks , Helen Garner , Nam Le , Lisa Gorton , Don Watson , Matthew Condon , Alex Miller , Toni Jordan , Luke Davies , Dorothy Porter , Charlotte Wood , John Banville , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Peter Temple , Robert Adamson , Peter Carey , Shane Maloney , Kevin Rabalais , Fiona Capp , Richard Flanagan , Kate Grenville , M. J. Hyland , single work column
The Age invites a number of Australian writers (and Canadian Lawrence Hill) to nominate 'their favourite literary encounters' of 2008. Some of the books nominated are Australian titles.
 (p. 27-29) Section: A2
Non-Fiction, Steven Carroll , single work review
— Review of Je Suis Australienne: Remarkable Women in France, 1880-1945 2008 anthology biography ; (p. 30) Section: A2
Pick of the Week, Steven Carroll , single work review
— Review of The Many Lives of Kenneth Myer Sue Ebury , 2008 single work biography ; (p. 30) Section: A2
Haunted by Loss and Longing, Felicity Plunkett , single work review
— Review of Vertigo : A Pastoral Amanda Lohrey , 2008 single work novella ; (p. 31) Section: A2
Conflicts and Loyalty, Michelle Grattan , single work review
— Review of Andrew Fisher : Prime Minister of Australia David Day , 2008 single work biography ; (p. 32) Section: A2
Rupert and the Wolf, Matthew Ricketson , single work review
— Review of The Man Who Owns the News : Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch Michael Wolff , 2008 single work biography ; (p. 33) Section: A2
Bestsellers : Journeying, Thuy On , single work review
— Review of Lemniscate Gaynor McGrath , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 34) Section: A2
Bestsellers : Essay, Thuy On , single work review
— Review of On Indignation Don Watson , 2008 single work essay ; (p. 34) Section: A2
Paper Cuts, Coups and Plaudits, Jason Steger , single work column
A column canvassing current literary news including an update on issues surrounding the parallel importation of books debate and a brief report on the impact of the 2008 economic crisis. The crisis is blamed for a freeze on wages in publishing houses and the cancellation of publishing projects.
 (p. 35) Section: A2
Impossibilityi"Each day is impossible", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 35) Section: A2
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