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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 April Fool's Day : A Modern Tragedy
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'This is Bryce Courtenay's moving tribute to his son, Damon, a hemophiliac who died from medically acquired AIDS on April 1, 1991, at the age of 24.

'April Fool's Day is controversial, painful and heartbreaking, yet has a gentle humor. It is also life-affirming and, above all, a testimony to the incredible regenerative strength of love: how when we confront our worst, we can become our best. This tragic yet uplifting story will change the way you think. From the author of The Power of One.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: This is Damon's book and it is for Benita and for Celeste, whom he loved with all his heart. To his love and gratitude I add my own.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Heinemann , 1993 .
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      Extent: 666p.
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      • Publication date January 1, 1993

      ISBN: 9780855614799
Form: audiobook
    • Tullamarine, Keilor - Sunshine area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Bolinda Audio Books , 2006 .
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      Extent: 19 hrs and 19 minsp.
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      • Published 22 September 2006
      ISBN: 9781740938532
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What I've Learnt : Bryce Courtenay Bryce Courtenay , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 18 October 2003; (p. 2)
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 July 1995; (p. 3)
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AIDS and the Power of Many S. K. Kelen , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 June 1993; (p. rev 5)
— Review of April Fool's Day : A Modern Tragedy Bryce Courtenay , 1993 single work autobiography biography
From a Life of Agony comes a Love Story Madeleine Milford , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 8 May 1993; (p. 21)
— Review of April Fool's Day : A Modern Tragedy Bryce Courtenay , 1993 single work autobiography biography
Agonised Cry of a Grieving Father Sylvia Marchant , 1993 single work review
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— Review of April Fool's Day : A Modern Tragedy Bryce Courtenay , 1993 single work autobiography biography
A Father Flagellated by Grief Antonella Gambotto , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 May 1993; (p. 48)
— Review of April Fool's Day : A Modern Tragedy Bryce Courtenay , 1993 single work autobiography biography
What I've Learnt : Bryce Courtenay Bryce Courtenay , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 18 October 2003; (p. 2)
Australian HIV/AIDS Life Writing Geoff Allshorn , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Out Here : Gay and Lesbian Perspectives VI 2011; (p. 104-119) 'In Australia, AIDS life documents encompass a variety of forms and narrative styles,including quilt panels, interviews, articles by people living with HIV and AIDS, diaries, photographs and documentary film - as well as art, music and fiction. this study will only document and analyse a fraction of these materials, focusing on public writings. the texts examined here are mainly 'traditional' book-length life narratives, supplemented by one documentary film and two diaries. Other materials, including collections of interviews and shorter biographical works on people with HIV/AIDS, have not been excluded except when they directly contribute to the discourse as part of an emerging pattern during the last decade.' (From author's introduction p.105)
Showman Who Knew the Power of a Story Blanche Clark , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 November 2012; (p. 26-27)
AIDS and the Power of Love Frank Gauntlett , 1993 single work biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 April 1993; (p. 15)
Bryce Courtenay: The Day-Dream Believer Bron Sibree , 1993 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 June 1993; (p. 21)
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