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1987 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1987. Events * Glenda Adams won the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for ''Dancing on Coral'' Major publications Novels * Glenda Adams — ''Dancing on Coral'' * Murray Bail — '' Holden's Performance'' * Sumner Locke Elliott — ''Waiting for Childhood'' * Barbara Hanrahan — ''Kewpie Doll'' * Nicholas Jose — ''Paper Nautilus'' * Thomas Keneally — ''The Playmaker'' * Olga Masters — ''Amy's Children'' * Colleen McCullough — '' The Ladies of Missalonghi'' * Boyd Oxlade — ''Death in Brunswick'' * Eric Willmot — ''Pemulwuy, the Rainbow Warrior'' Short stories * Jessica Anderson — ''Stories from the Warm Zone'' * Thea Astley — ''It's Raining in Mango'' * Julie Lewis — ''The Walls of Jericho: Stories'' * Patrick White — ''Three Uneasy Pieces'' Children's and young adult fiction * John Marsden — ''So Much to Tell You'' Science fiction and fantasy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenda Adams
Glenda Emilie Adams (née Felton; 30 December 1939 – 11 July 2007) was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for '' Dancing on Coral''. She was a teacher of creative writing, and helped develop writing programs. Adams' work is found in her own books and short story collections, in numerous short story anthologies, and in journals and magazines. Her essays, stories and articles have been published in, among other magazines, ''Meanjin'', ''The New York Times Book Review'', ''Panorama'', '' Quadrant'', '' Southerly'', '' Westerly'', ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', ''The Observer'' and ''The Village Voice''. Life Glenda Emilie Felton was born in Ryde, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, the younger of two children. She attended Fort Street Primary School for two years and Sydney Girls High School before going to the University of Sydney from which she graduated with an honours degree in Indonesian. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stories From The Warm Zone
''Stories from the Warm Zone'' (1987) is a collection of short stories by Australian writer Jessica Anderson. It was published by Penguin Books in 1987. The collection includes 8 stories by the author, all bar one ("Under the House") were published in this collection for the first time. The collection is also known by the title ''Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories''. Contents Synopsis The book is divided into two sections: the first details a number of anecdotes from Anderson's childhood involving her family, to all of whom she gives false names, which has been described as "her most poignant evocation of her childhood home";''The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English'', p16 the second part, less obviously autobiographical, sketches various lives and relationships against the backdrop of urban Sydney. Critical reception Paul Salzmann, writing in ''Australian Book Review'' noted: "In keeping with Anderson's complex view of families, no easy division bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons At The Party
''Dragons at the Party'' is a 1987 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the fourth book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone, and marked the character's first appearance in print in fourteen years. Background Cleary did not originally intended to turn Scobie Malone into a long-running series. However, after his daughter's death in 1987 his wife fell ill, and Cleary was not able to travel as widely as he liked in order to research his novels. This forced him to write about Sydney and he thought that returning to the crime genre was a way to write about Australia while still appealing to the international market. The novel was a success and Cleary concentrated on writing Malone adventures until 2003. Synopsis The novel is set in 1988 with the background of the Australian Bicentenary. President Timori of the fictitious Pacific country the Spice Islands has been deposed in a coup and granted asylum in Australia. His aide is murdered in a bullet meant for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Cleary
Jon Stephen Cleary (22 November 191719 July 2010) was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including '' The Sundowners'' (1951), a portrait of a rural family in the 1920s as they move from one job to the next, and '' The High Commissioner'' (1966), the first of a long series of popular detective fiction works featuring Sydney Police Inspector Scobie Malone. A number of Cleary's works have been the subject of film and television adaptations. Early life and war service Early life Cleary was born in Erskineville, Sydney and educated at Marist Brothers College, Randwick. When he was ten his father spent six months in Long Bay Gaol for stealing five pounds. Debt collectors took everything in the Cleary household "except a piano and my mother's double bed", said Cleary. "I remember sitting on the steps with Mum, who was weeping bitterly, and she said, 'Don't ever owe anything to anybody.' That sticks with you, and it's why I gained a justifiable reputation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea And Summer (novel)
''The Sea and Summer'' (1987) is a novel by Australian writer George Turner. It was originally published by Faber & Faber in the UK in 1987. The novel is also known as ''Drowning Towers'', the title under which it was published in the US in 1987. Synopsis Sometime in the future the Australian city of Melbourne is severely affected by climate change with the sea slowly engulfing the city. Unemployment sits at 90% and few people are rich anymore; these are known as the Sweet. The poor and unemployed, the Swill, are packed into giant high-rise tower blocks in the Western suburbs. This novel follows the lives of the Conway family, who once were Sweet but are now Swill after the father loses his job. Critical reception Writing for his sf magazine ''Dreams and False Alarms'' critic Bruce Gillespie stated: " ''The Sea and Summer'' is not a tract. It's a fast-paced entertaining thriller of a novel. Perhaps that's the real reason why it's been ignored. Entertaining Australian novels h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Turner (writer)
George Reginald Turner (8 October 1916 – 8 June 1997) was an Australian writer and critic, best known for the science fiction novels written in the later part of his career. His first science fiction story and novel appeared in 1978, when he was in his early sixties. By this point, however, he had already achieved success as a mainstream novelist, including a Miles Franklin Award, and as a literary critic. Biography Turner was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, and educated in Melbourne. He served in the Australian Imperial Forces during the Second World War. Subsequently, he worked in a variety of fields, including as an employment officer, as a technician in the textile industry, and was a reviewer of science fiction for the Melbourne Newspaper ''The Age''.Collins, Paulsen & McMullen 1998, p. 173. Prior to writing science fiction, he had a well-established reputation as a mainstream literary fiction writer, his most productive period being from 1959 to 1967, during which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obernewtyn (novel)
''Obernewtyn'' is the first novel in the ''Obernewtyn Chronicles'' series by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university. Much of the inspiration for the protagonist, Elspeth Gordie, comes from her own life experiences. It was published by Penguin Books in Australia in 1987 and shortlisted for the Book of the Year for Older Readers in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. A science fiction- fantasy novel set in a post-apocalyptic world, the story follows Elspeth Gordie, an orphan with special mental abilities, who lives a life of fear and danger. When her abilities are brought to the attention of the ruling, totalitarian Council, she is banished to the remote mountain institution of Obernewtyn, where all "Misfits" are sent. The leaders of Obernewtyn are secretly searching for the old weapons that had sent the world to the brink of despair, and Elspeth finds herself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature. She is recipient of the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction. Biography Isobelle Carmody was born in Wangaratta on 16 June 1958, the eldest of eight children. She began work on ''Obernewtyn Chronicles'' at the age of fourteen. This was soon after the death of her father in a traffic accident.Louise Schwartzkoff, "Interview: Isobelle Carmody", ''The Age'', 21 November 2015, Spectrum, p. 24 She continued to work on them while completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in literature and philosophy; she worked in public relations and journalism. '' The Stone Key'', book five of the ''Obernewtyn Chronicles'', was released in February 2008. ''The Sending'', book six of that series, was officially released on 31 October 2011. The seventh and final book, ''The Red Queen'', was released in November 2015. She was Guest of Honour at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbourhood Watch (short Story)
"Neighbourhood Watch" is a horror short story by Australian writer Greg Egan. It was first published in the Australian magazine ''Aphelion ''in 1987, and reprinted in ''The Year's Best Horror Stories'' in 1988. Plot summary In order to eliminate local crime, a town council signs a contract with a demon, intending that the demon devour anyone who breaks the law after 11pm. Reception The Science Fiction Research Association called the story "outstanding", and said that by selecting the story to be published in ''The Year's Best Horror Stories'' and thereby bringing Egan's work to a wider audience, editor Karl Wagner could "be credited with at least one major 'discovery'."Fantasy and Horror Annuals reviewed by Stefan Dziemianowicz, in the ''Science Fiction Research Association Newsletter''; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Egan
Greg Egan (born 20 August 1961) is an Australian science fiction writer and amateur mathematician, best known for his works of hard science fiction. Egan has won multiple awards including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Hugo Award, and the Locus Award. Life and work Egan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Western Australia. He published his first work in 1983. He specialises in hard science fiction stories with mathematical and quantum ontology themes, including the nature of consciousness. Other themes include genetics, simulated reality, posthumanism, mind uploading, sexuality, artificial intelligence, and the superiority of rational naturalism to religion. He often deals with complex technical material, like new physics and epistemology. He is a Hugo Award winner (with eight other works shortlisted for the Hugos) and has also won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. His early stories featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Much To Tell You
''So Much to Tell You'' is a young adult novel by Australian author John Marsden, first published in 1987. It was his debut book. It was instantly successful in Australia and the US and has since been translated into nine languages and awarded many highly acclaimed literary awards including the Christopher Medal and the Victorian Premier's Award. It was declared the Best Book of the Year by the Children's Book Council, and, accordingly, its author hopes that it will act as a source of inspiration to other teens who have had to overcome trauma and challenges in their lives which have had long-term ramifications. Plot summary The book is presented as a diary written by a 14-year-old girl, Marina. Marina was the victim of an incident that is initially unknown to the reader, but we are told she refused to talk to anyone during her long recovery period in hospital, and was sent to Warrington, a girls' boarding school, because nothing else appeared to be working. But even after her ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marsden (writer)
John Marsden (born 27 September 1950) is an Australian writer and unlicensed alternative school principal. Marsden's books have been translated into eleven languages. While working as a teacher, Marsden began writing for children, and had his first book, ''So Much to Tell You'', published in 1987. Since then, he has written or edited over 40 books and has sold over 5 million books throughout the world. In 2006, Marsden started an alternative school, Candlebark School in the Macedon Ranges. Marsden has since reduced his writing to focus on teaching and running the school. In 2016, he opened the arts-focused secondary school, Alice Miller School, also in the Macedon Ranges. He is also the patron of youth media organisation Express Media. He has no academic education in pedagogy and is not state licenced. Early life Marsden was born in Victoria and spent the first 10 years of his life living in the country towns of Kyneton, Victoria, and Devonport, Tasmania. He is a great-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |