This book focuses on the issues of space, culture and identity in recent Australian fiction. It discusses the work of 15 authors to show that, in Australia, the

Richard Flanagan: Critical Essays is the first book to be published about the life and work of this major world author. Written by twelve leading critics from A

Alexis Wright’s award-winning classic Carpentaria: “a swelling, heaving tsunami of a novel—stinging, sinuous, salted with outrageous humor, sweetened by s

Winner of the 1997 Australian/Vogel Literary Award.

A beautifully crafted novel of self discovery - it is through Lian's loss of identity in a confrontingly foreign culture that she is able to find compassion for