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'Arthur and Martha are two halves of a maladjusted whole who happen to share the same body. As a multiple personality they live separate lives, banking at different banks and and taking their bodily functions in turn... In the midst of this constant negotiation, these two hapless characters are constantly embroiled in the daily grind of getting enough to eat, while trying to follow their artistic careers.
'After exploring every conceivable opportunity for paid work, they become officially and "artfully" unemployed. Martha applies for Newstart Allowance and Arthur applies for a Disability Pension. Their lives take on an unpredictable turn when they are subjected to Centrelink's pitiless scrutiny ... Arthur and Martha beat the bureaucrats in a bizarre plot that will entertain, while poking even more holes in the welfare safety net.' (Back cover)
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Epigraph: 'My Army, O My Army', taken from Poetical Works of Henry Lawson (1925).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Blast Books
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Blast , Autumn no. 44 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of Undertow 2001 single work novel ; The Fog Garden 2001 single work novel ; The Artful Dole Bludger : Was It Arthur or Martha? 2000 single work novel -
Impoverished but Not Without Merit
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 March 2001; (p. 17)
— Review of The Artful Dole Bludger : Was It Arthur or Martha? 2000 single work novel
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Blast Books
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Blast , Autumn no. 44 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of Undertow 2001 single work novel ; The Fog Garden 2001 single work novel ; The Artful Dole Bludger : Was It Arthur or Martha? 2000 single work novel -
Impoverished but Not Without Merit
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 March 2001; (p. 17)
— Review of The Artful Dole Bludger : Was It Arthur or Martha? 2000 single work novel
