Deep South
Stories from Tasmania
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
17 April 2013
Summary
A wonderful collection of twenty-four short stories that celebrate the history, culture and creativity of Tasmania.
Tasmania is another country—a lush, sometimes foreboding island with a people fiercely protective of its history, culture and creativity.
This handsome collection, the first to bring together the finest stories about Tasmania, includes works by notable early Australian writers, such as Marcus Clarke and Tasma; internationally renowned practitioners, like Hal Port…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922147592 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922147591 |
| Author: | Ralph Crane, Danielle Wood |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 17 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 314g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 198mm x 132mm |
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Critics Review
‘Offers readers a glimpse into the imagery and symbolism that has come to shape how outsiders perceive the island.’
’[A] beautiful anthology.’ * Saturday Age *
‘A strong, spirited collection…Quality is high and range wide.’ * Weekend Herald (NZ) *
‘A vivid and sometimes sobering picture of the relations among free settlers, convicts and indigenous Australians. There’s real treasure, too, among the more recent stories exploring the quieter domestic dramas of modern life.’ * North & South (NZ) *
About The Author
Ralph Crane
Ralph Crane is the author or editor of sixteen academic books. He lives in Hobart and is Professor of English at the University of Tasmania. Danielle Wood is the author of a novel, The Alphabet of Light and Dark (2003; winner of the Australian/Vogel and Dobbie awards); a collection of short stories, Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls (2006); and two non-fiction works, Housewife Superstar: The Very Best of Marjorie Bligh (2011) and Marjorie Bligh’s HOME: Hints on Managing Everything (2012). She lives in Hobart and teaches at the University of Tasmania.
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