| The Best Australian Stories 2012 Contributor(s): Hartnett, Sonya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1863955801 ISBN-13: 9781863955805 Publisher: Black Inc. OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012518147 |
| Series: Best Australian Stories |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 370 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'These stories are breath-takers, the ones which render nothing more important than discovering what happens next.'-SONYA HARTNETT The Best Australian Stories 2012 is the country's premier annual collection of short fiction. This year sees Sonya Hartnett select thirty-two remarkable stories that roam widely in subject and style, but share 'a delicate complexity and a vibrant cleverness.' A travelling scout for a modern-day freak show meets a girl with a strange and wonderful gift. A winning lottery ticket tests the bonds of three mismatched siblings. A beast of burden offers an alternative account of Australian settlement. There is dark humour, stealthy and unsettling, and moments of terror, whimsy, romance and surprise. What unites them is a steadfast commitment to the storyteller's art - the art of making the reader want to turn the page. |