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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Australian Long Story
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'In this collection, acclaimed writer Mandy Sayer brings together nine of the best Australian examples of the long story - tales that combine the intensity of the short story with the complexity of a novel.

In these stories, characters grow up, hook up and break up, endure calamitous loss and discover delectable love, travel to faraway places and fifi nd themselves right back where they started. From the exotic to the familiar, the sensuous to the dangerous, these soaring flights of the imagination boldly traverse the vast terrain of human experience.

Showcasing the talents of some of our most loved and awarded authors, this invigorating collection is an excellent introduction to an often overlooked art form, promising to enchant all lovers of Australian fiction.' (From the publisher's website.)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Hamish Hamilton , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Valley of Lagoons, David Malouf , single work short story (p. 3-76)
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, Peter Goldsworthy , single work short story (p. 77-130)
Ten Anecdotes About Lord Howe Island, Louis Nowra , sequence prose (p. 131-182)
Honour, Helen Garner , single work novella (p. 183-250)
Boner McPharlin's Moll, Tim Winton , single work short story (p. 251-298)
Grasshoppers, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 299-356)
The Chance, Peter Carey , single work short story science fiction (p. 357-406)
The Childhood Gland, Gillian Mears , single work autobiography (p. 407-450)
Halflead Bay, Nam Le , single work short story (p. 451-532)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Year's Work in Fiction: 2009-2010 Elizabeth Webby , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 119-139)

— Review of Fear Factor : Terror Incognito 2009 anthology short story extract ; A True History of the Hula Hoop Judith Lanigan , 2009 single work novel ; The World Beneath Cate Kennedy , 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; Swimming : A Novel Enza Gandolfo , 2004 single work novel ; The Bath Fugues Brian Castro , 2009 selected work novella ; The Lost Life Steven Carroll , 2009 single work novel ; Rainforest Narratives : The Work of Janette Turner Hospital David Callahan , 2009 single work criticism ; Brian Castro's Fiction : The Seductive Play of Language Bernadette Brennan , 2008 multi chapter work criticism ; Legacy Larissa Behrendt , 2009 single work novel ; The Nature of Ice Robyn Mundy , 2009 single work novel ; Lovesong Alex Miller , 2009 single work novel ; Wonders of a Godless World Andrew McGahan , 2009 single work novel ; Smoke in the Room Emily Maguire , 2009 single work novel ; The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography ; Every Secret Thing Marie Munkara , 2008 selected work short story ; Arrhythmia : Stories of Desire Richard Rossiter , 2009 selected work short story ; The China Garden Kristina Olsson , 2009 single work novel ; Barley Patch Gerald Murnane , 2009 single work novel ; Tom Hurstbourne, or, A Squatter's Life John Clavering Wood , 2010 single work novel ; Truth Peter Temple , 2009 single work novel ; The Window Seat and Other Stories Archie Weller , 2009 selected work short story ; Headlong : A Novel Susan Varga , 2009 single work novel ; The Legacy Kirsten Tranter , 2010 single work novel
[Review] The Australian Long Story Christian Mondeil , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 58)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography
[Review] The Australian Long Story Portia Lindsay , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 89 no. 3 2009; (p. 12)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography
Ebb and Flow Kate McFadyen , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 316 2009; (p. 34)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography
Stories Take the Long Way Home Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 October 2009; (p. 28-29)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography
To Make a Short Story Longer Lorien Kaye , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 September 2009; (p. 25)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography
Anthology's Evolution Is a Long Story Liam Davison , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 October 2009; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography
Fiction Books Elli Housden , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 - 18 October 2009; (p. 22)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography
The Long and Short of Elbow Room P. S. Cottier , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 October 2009; (p. 13)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography ; Award Winning Australian Writing 2009 2009 anthology poetry short story
Stories Take the Long Way Home Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 October 2009; (p. 28-29)

— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography
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