The Quest of Yar Khan single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1894... 1894 The Quest of Yar Khan
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A roustabout kills an Afghan man and his camel. The brother swears by Allah to avenge the death.

Notes

  • 'Written for the Sydney Mail'

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Sydney Mail vol. 63 no. 1798 22 December 1894 Z1350553 1894 newspaper issue 1894 pg. i-ii Section: Supplement

Works about this Work

The Brutal Geographies of Yar Khan Wendy Alexander , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cultural Studies Review , March vol. 24 no. 1 2018; (p. 102-118)

'This article attempts an experimental mode to ply the depths of a text’s relationship with its circumstances of production. Deploying an immersive praxis, the analysis aims to activate the autonomy of the short story ‘The Quest of Yar Khan’ through a rich engagement with its materiality, particularly its named geography. Revealing the text’s context in this way offers an opportunity to refresh the view of South Asia in peri-Federation Australia, a circumstance of which this short story is part.' (Publication abstract)

The Brutal Geographies of Yar Khan Wendy Alexander , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cultural Studies Review , March vol. 24 no. 1 2018; (p. 102-118)

'This article attempts an experimental mode to ply the depths of a text’s relationship with its circumstances of production. Deploying an immersive praxis, the analysis aims to activate the autonomy of the short story ‘The Quest of Yar Khan’ through a rich engagement with its materiality, particularly its named geography. Revealing the text’s context in this way offers an opportunity to refresh the view of South Asia in peri-Federation Australia, a circumstance of which this short story is part.' (Publication abstract)

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