
Peripheral Vision
Stories
Paddy O'Reilly(Author)
University of Queensland Press
Published on 24. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-7022-5360-7 (ISBN)
Description
An outstanding new collection of stories from 'a significant Australian talent' (Australian)
A teenager on the tram meets an old man claiming to be Jesus Christ. Six young women band together on a night prowl. A Filipino immigrant clashes with his eldest sister, who has brought him to Australia for a better life. And in a future where dogs have risen up against their owners, a mother is alarmed by her adolescent daughter's behaviour.
Through such diverse characters, Paddy O'Reilly takes us into the fringes of human nature - our hidden thoughts, our darker impulses and our unspoken tragedies. By turns elegiac and acerbic, but always acutely observed, Peripheral Vision confirms O'Reilly as one of our most inventive and insightful writers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
St Lucia
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7022-5360-7 (9780702253607)
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University of Queensland Press
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Paddy O'Reilly is the author of the novels The Factory, The Fine Colour of Rust, and The Wonders, the novella Deep Water, and the short story collection The End of the World. Her books have been short-listed for the ALS Gold Medal and the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, and her stories have been widely published and anthologized in Australia, Europe, and the United States.