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Camille's Bread
''Camille's Bread'' (1995) is a novel by Australian writer Amanda Lohrey. It was originally published by Angus and Robertson in Australia in 1995. Synopsis Narita is a single-mother of Camille, living in Sydney, when she meets Stephen, a public servant who is seeking a change of lifestyle. Publishing history After its initial publication in Australia by Angus and Robertson in 1995, the novel was reprinted by the same company in 1996. Epigraph * Epigraph: "The child's first decision, noted Freud, is whether to swallow it or spit it out." Critical reception Writing in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' reviewer Morag Fraser commented: "Amanda Lohrey's ''Camille's Bread'' is all domestic interiors and friction over ritual." She then went on to note that "..random riches at the novel's edges make you speculate that Lohrey has other novels in her that will prove riskier and more grand." In ''The Age'' Lyn McCredden wrote: "It is the sheer glory of the novel that its understated hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Lohrey
Amanda Frances Lillian Lohrey (; born 13 April 1947) is an Australian writer and novelist. Career Lohrey completed her education at the University of Tasmania before taking up a scholarship at the University of Cambridge. From 1988 to 1994 she lectured in writing and textual studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has held the position of lecturer in School of English, Media Studies and Art History at the University of Queensland in Brisbane in 2002, and joined the Australian National University School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics as a visiting fellow in 2016 where she continues to write fiction. Awards and nominations * 1988 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ''The Reading Group'' *1996 winner Australian Literature Society Gold Medal ''Camille's Bread'' * 1996 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Award Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction ''Camille's Bread'' * 1996 shortlisted Miles Franklin Award '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus And Robertson
Angus & Robertson (A&R) is a major Australian bookseller, publisher and printer. As book publishers, A&R has contributed substantially to the promotion and development of Australian literature.Alison, Jennifer (2001). "Publishers and editors: Angus & Robertson, 1888–1945". In: ''The History of the Book in Australia 1891–1945''. (Edited by Martyn Lyons & John Arnold), pp. 27–36. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press. The brand currently exists as an online shopping, online shop owned by online bookseller Booktopia. The Angus & Robertson imprint is still seen in books published by HarperCollins, a News Corporation company. Bookselling history The first bookstore was opened in 110½ Market Street, Sydney by Scotsman David Mackenzie Angus (1855–1901) in 1884; it initially sold only secondhand books. In January 1886, Angus went into partnership with fellow Scot George Robertson (publisher), George Robertson (not to be confused with his older contemporary, George Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALS Gold Medal
The Australian Literature Society Gold Medal (ALS Gold Medal) is awarded annually by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature for "an outstanding literary work in the preceding calendar year." From 1928 to 1974 it was awarded by the Australian Literature Society, then from 1983 by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, when the two organisations were merged. Award winners 1920s * 1928: Martin Mills (Martin Boyd) – '' The Montforts'' * 1929: Henry Handel Richardson – '' Ultima Thule'' 1930s * 1930: Vance Palmer – '' The Passage'' * 1931: Frank Dalby Davison – '' Man-Shy'' * 1932: Leonard Mann – '' Flesh in Armour'' * 1933: G. B. Lancaster (Edith J. Lyttleton) – '' Pageant'' * 1934: Eleanor Dark – '' Prelude to Christopher'' * 1935: Winifred Birkett – '' Earth's Quality'' * 1936: Eleanor Dark – '' Return to Coolami'' * 1937: Seaforth Mackenzie – '' The Young Desire It'' * 1938: R. D. FitzGerald – '' Moonlight Acre' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Premier's Prize For Fiction
The Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction, is a prize category in the annual Victorian Premier's Literary Award. As of 2011 it has an remuneration of 25,000. The winner of this category prize vies with 4 other category winners for overall Victorian Prize for Literature valued at an additional 100,000. The prize was formerly known as the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction from inception until 2010, when the awards were re-established under the stewardship of the Wheeler Centre and restarted with new prize amounts and a new name. The Palmer Prize was valued at 30,000 in 2010. The award was named after Vance Palmer, a leading literary critic. Palmer wrote reviews and presented a program called ''Current Books Worth Reading'' on ABC Radio. He also wrote books about Australian cultural life, including ''National Portraits'' (1940) ''A.G. Stephens: His Life and Work'', (1941) ''Frank Wilmot'' (1942), ''Old Australian bush ballads'' (co-au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Franklin Award
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the Will (law), will of Miles Franklin (1879–1954), who is best known for writing the Australian classic ''My Brilliant Career'' (1901). She bequeathed her estate to fund this award. As of 2016, the award is valued at Australian dollar, A$60,000. __TOC__ Winners 1957–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020– Controversies Author Frank Moorhouse was disqualified from consideration for his novel ''Grand Days'' because the story was set in Europe during the 1920s and was not sufficiently Australian. 1995 winner Helen Dale, Helen Darville, also known as Helen Demidenko and Helen Dale, won for ''The Hand That Signed the Paper'' and sparked a debate about authenticity in Australian literature. Darville claimed to be of Ukrainian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1995. Events * Helen Demidenko won the Miles Franklin Award for '' The Hand That Signed the Paper'' Major publications Novels * Carmel Bird – ''The White Garden'' * Marshall Browne – ''The Gilded Cage'' * Bryce Courtenay — ''The Potato Factory'' * Beverley Farmer — ''The House in the Light'' * Judith Fox – ''Bracelet Honeymyrtle'' * Paul Horsfall – ''The Touchstone'' * Rod Jones — ''Billy Sunday'' * Thomas Keneally — '' A River Town'' * Christopher Koch — '' Highways to a War'' * Amanda Lohrey – ''Camille's Bread'' * Alex Miller — ''The Sitters'' * Mandy Sayer — ''The Cross'' * Kathleen Stewart — ''Spilt Milk'' Crime and mystery * Jon Cleary – '' Winter Chill'' * John Dale — '' Dark Angel'' * Garry Disher – ''Port Vila Blues'' * Kerry Greenwood – ''Ruddy Gore'' * Gabrielle Lord – ''Bones'' * Barry Maitland — '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALS Gold Medal–winning Works
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