Collected Stories
Published on 7. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
234 pages
978-1-925984-12-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this collection acclaimed Australian author, playwright, screenwriter Louis Nowra shows his breathtaking range that takes us from Venice to Lord Howe Island, from the chaos of contemporary Moscow to Sydney high society, from Edwardian London to a mysterious island full of beauty and terror in Far North Queensland. In these highly imaginative stories and novellas, odd balls, society matrons, prime ministers, obsessives, drunks, the vengeful, the innocents and other vivid characters feature in stories that are disturbing, moving and comic. This extraordinary collection is a testament to Nowra's unique and unsettling vision.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Kew, VIC
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-925984-12-5 (9781925984125)
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Louis Nowra is an acclaimed author, playwright and screenwriter. Some of his plays are 'Inner Voices', 'Inside the Island', 'Sunrise', 'Crow', 'Language of the Gods', 'Cosi', 'Summer of the Aliens', 'Radiance', 'The Boyce Trilogy' and 'This Much is True'. Non-fiction works include books on Kings Cross and Woolloomooloo, the book of essays 'Chihuahuas', 'Women & Me' and the memoir 'The Twelfth of Never'. His novels are 'The Misery of Beauty', 'Palu', 'Red Nights', 'Abaza', 'Ice', 'Into that Forest' and 'Prince of Afghanistan'.