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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... no. 338 February 2012 of Australian Book Review est. 1961 Australian Book Review
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Advances, single work column
A column canvassing current literary news including a report on the ABR Patrons' Fellow, Felicity Plunkett.
 (p. 1)
Before Manning Clark, J. S. Gregory , single work correspondence (p. 2)
Exonerating Clark, Stephanie Holt , single work correspondence (p. 2)
A Creature of His Time, Philip Harvey , single work correspondence (p. 2-3)
Norman Etherington Replies, Norman Etherington , single work correspondence
Norman Etherington replies to three items of correspondence about his review of Mark McKenna's An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark.
 (p. 3)
Not the Last Word, Valdemar Robert Wake , single work correspondence
On the basis of misleading archival evidence relating to his father, Val Wake contends that 'researchers should not accept the archive record as holy writ'.
 (p. 3)
Cutting the Mustard, Neal Blewett , single work review
— Review of After Words : The Post-Prime Ministerial Speeches Paul Keating , 2011 selected work essay ; (p. 9-11)
Note: illus.
Untitled, Adam Rivett , single work review
— Review of Wolf Creek Sonya Hartnett , 2011 single work criticism ; (p. 19)
An Oblique Universe, Nick Hordern , single work review
— Review of The Hall of Uselessness Simon Leys , 2011 selected work essay ; (p. 19-20)
Untitled, William Heyward , single work review
— Review of Meanjin vol. 70 no. 4 Summer 2011 periodical issue ; (p. 23)
Flights of Fancy, Patrick Allington , single work review
— Review of The Chemistry of Tears Peter Carey , 2012 single work novel ; (p. 25)
The Bequest, Ruth Starke , single work review
— Review of A Common Loss Kirsten Tranter , 2011 single work novel ; (p. 26)
Dubious Lessons, Bronwyn Lea , single work review
— Review of Mateship with Birds Carrie Tiffany , 2012 single work novel ; (p. 27)
Deep Riveri"Dietrich Bonhoeffer woke up on a plane", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 30)
Oz Lit in the Moot Court Room, Stephanie Guest , single work column
On finding that no course in Australian Literaure was available at the University of Melbourne in 2011, Stephanie Guest set up her own unofficial course. Guest lecturers included Helen Garner, Kevin Hart, Elliot Perlman, Kevin Brophy, Peter Rose and Kim Scott.
 (p. 36-37)
Cosmopolitan Zing, Kate Middleton , single work review
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011 anthology poetry ; (p. 38-39)
Gradei"Late afternoon. Another forty degree day.", Peter Rose , single work poetry (p. 39)
Bellicose Oz, David Day , single work review
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian War Writing 2011 anthology extract autobiography correspondence diary ; (p. 40)
[Review] Currawalli Street, Carol Middleton , single work review
— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel ; (p. 42)
'A New Garment Throughout' : The Future of Dictionaries in the Digital Age, Sarah Ogilvie , single work column
Sarah Ogilvie explores the possibilities for dictionaries in an online environment. She also warns of the limitations of free dictionary websites. These sites simply reproduce out of print dictionaries and rarely incorporate lexicographical developments.
 (p. 44-46)
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