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'In 1968 Papua New Guinea is on the brink of independence, and everything is about to change. Amidst the turmoil filmmaker Leonard arrives from England with his Dutch wife, Rika, to study and film an isolated village high in The Mountains. The villagers' customs and art have been passed down through generations, and Rika is immediately struck by their paintings on a cloth made of bark.
'Rika and Leonard are also confronted with the new university in Moresby, where intellectual ambition and the idealism of youth are creating friction among locals such as Milton - a hot-headed young playwright - and visiting westerners, such as Martha, to whom Rika becomes close. But it is when Rika meets brothers Jacob and Aaron that all their lives are changed for ever.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Sticker: Random House Australia Book Month highly recommended.
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What I’m Reading
2018
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— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018; -
Developing a Connective Feminine Discourse : Drusilla Modjeska on Women’s Lives, Love and Art
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 16 2015; (p. 101-111) 'This paper discusses the work of the Australian writer and historian Drusilla Modjeska through a focus on the intersections between women‟s lives, love and art, which constitute the central triptych of Modjeska‟s writing. It argues that Modjeska‟s oeuvre unfolds a connective feminine discourse through a development of what the paper calls hinging tropes, discursive connectors that join life, love and art, such as weaving, folding and talking. That connective feminine discourse is indeed central to Modjeska‟s personal and sometimes idiosyncratic feminism.' (Publication summary) -
Review : The Mountain
2013
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— Appears in: LiNQ , December no. 40 2013; (p. 116-117)
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List Confirms Writing Vigour
2013
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 July 2013; (p. 6-7) -
Female Shortlist a Fitting Tribute to an Early Feminist
2013
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column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 June 2013; (p. 35)
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Untitled
2012
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review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February/March vol. 91 no. 7 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of The Mountain 2012 single work novel -
In Peak Form
2012
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 April 2012; (p. 23)
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Worth the Uncomfortable Climb
2012
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review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 May 2012; (p. 19) The Sunday Age , 6 May 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of The Mountain 2012 single work novel -
New Territory
2012
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 341 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of The Mountain 2012 single work novel -
Noted : The Mountain
2012
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review
— Appears in: The Monthly , May no. 78 2012; (p. 63)
— Review of The Mountain 2012 single work novel -
Her Wildest Imagination
2012
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biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 5 May 2012; (p. 32-33) The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 May 2012; (p. 4-5) -
Literary Award Takes a Critical Leap Forward
2013
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— Appears in: The Australian , 18 June 2013; (p. 12) -
Female Shortlist a Fitting Tribute to an Early Feminist
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 June 2013; (p. 35) -
List Confirms Writing Vigour
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 July 2013; (p. 6-7) -
Developing a Connective Feminine Discourse : Drusilla Modjeska on Women’s Lives, Love and Art
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 16 2015; (p. 101-111) 'This paper discusses the work of the Australian writer and historian Drusilla Modjeska through a focus on the intersections between women‟s lives, love and art, which constitute the central triptych of Modjeska‟s writing. It argues that Modjeska‟s oeuvre unfolds a connective feminine discourse through a development of what the paper calls hinging tropes, discursive connectors that join life, love and art, such as weaving, folding and talking. That connective feminine discourse is indeed central to Modjeska‟s personal and sometimes idiosyncratic feminism.' (Publication summary)
Awards
- 2014 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award
- 2013 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year
- 2013 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2013 longlisted ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal
- 2013 shortlisted Indie Awards — Fiction
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