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'Quiet, easygoing Paul never expected to be cast in the role of saviour, but his strong-willed sister, Julia, needs his help when she falls prey to the Ragwitch and is trapped inside the creature's tortured mind. Drawn inexorably into this dangerous otherworld, Paul battles for Julia's very existence - and his own.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin).
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Dedication: To Shahnaz, my family, and friends
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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[Review] The Ragwitch
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 1 2006; (p. 55-56)
— Review of The Ragwitch 1990 single work children's fiction -
The Theme of Premature Burial in Garth Nix's Early Novels
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 16 no. 1 2006; (p. 51-57) This article looks at three early novels by Garth Nix, The Ragwitch (1990), Sabriel (1995), Shade's Children (1997) through the context of Freud's 'uncanny' and Carl Jung's work on rebirth and individuation. Tracing the theme of premature burial through the texts, Mills draws together the pessimistic Freudian view of the 'uncanny' and the more positive and heroic path of individuation which Jung put forward, to demonstrate how Nix incoporates these two different understandings of the human psyche into his narratives and manages to attain a level of balance between them both. In terms of premature burial, both Freud and Jung 'agree that the tomb is symbolically the domain of the monstrous mother' and the site where monstrous rebirths occur as well as a site of repression. Mills argues that Nix's novels succeed in blending together two world views and create a truly successful hero, capable of entering the underworld (tomb) and at the same time escaping the paralysis and distintergation of identity that premature burial engenders. (pp.56-57). -
Know the Author : Garth Nix
1997
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column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 12 no. 4 1997; (p. 10-12) -
Accidental Author Makes The X-Files. Spooky!
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 6 September 1997; (p. 10) -
An Eidolon Interview with Garth Nix
Steven Paulsen
(interviewer),
1996
single work
interview
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Spring no. 22-23 1996; (p. 33-41) Garth Nix discusses his career as a writer of science fiction.
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[Review] The Ragwitch
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 2 1991; (p. 29)
— Review of The Ragwitch 1990 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Ragwitch
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 1 2006; (p. 55-56)
— Review of The Ragwitch 1990 single work children's fiction -
Forecasts
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , November vol. 70 no. 1010 1990; (p. 34)
— Review of The Ragwitch 1990 single work children's fiction -
Saving face at a tutorial helped inspire first novel
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 June 1991; (p. 23)
— Review of The Ragwitch 1990 single work children's fiction -
Fine tales from an earlier generation
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 June 1991; (p. 23)
— Review of The Ragwitch 1990 single work children's fiction -
Know the Author : Garth Nix
1997
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 12 no. 4 1997; (p. 10-12) -
The Theme of Premature Burial in Garth Nix's Early Novels
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 16 no. 1 2006; (p. 51-57) This article looks at three early novels by Garth Nix, The Ragwitch (1990), Sabriel (1995), Shade's Children (1997) through the context of Freud's 'uncanny' and Carl Jung's work on rebirth and individuation. Tracing the theme of premature burial through the texts, Mills draws together the pessimistic Freudian view of the 'uncanny' and the more positive and heroic path of individuation which Jung put forward, to demonstrate how Nix incoporates these two different understandings of the human psyche into his narratives and manages to attain a level of balance between them both. In terms of premature burial, both Freud and Jung 'agree that the tomb is symbolically the domain of the monstrous mother' and the site where monstrous rebirths occur as well as a site of repression. Mills argues that Nix's novels succeed in blending together two world views and create a truly successful hero, capable of entering the underworld (tomb) and at the same time escaping the paralysis and distintergation of identity that premature burial engenders. (pp.56-57). -
An Eidolon Interview with Garth Nix
Steven Paulsen
(interviewer),
1996
single work
interview
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Spring no. 22-23 1996; (p. 33-41) Garth Nix discusses his career as a writer of science fiction. -
Local Author Makes Very Good
1995
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 October 1995; (p. 11) -
Saving Face at a Tutorial Helped Inspire First Novel
1991
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 June 1991; (p. 23)
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