This anthology presents 50 stories by over 40 of New Zealand's best writers. Nineteenth-century writing, which is largely unknown, is represented by Clara Cheeseman and G B Lancaster, as well as by the more familiar Lady Barker and itinerant Henry Lawson. In the early twentieth century Katherine Mansfield is followed by Greville Texidor as well as Frank Sargeson and Dan Davin. The middle years of the century exhibit a flowering of talent. Janet Frame, Maurice Duggan, and Maurice Gee are all fine practitioners of the genre, while Witi Ihimaera and Patricia Grace are the strong voices of Maori writing. The past dozen or so years have seen an explosion of new writing, with talents as diverse as Owen Marshall, Keri Hulme, Barbara Anderson, and Peter Wells. The selection provides an introduction to New Zealand short fiction that readers interestd in the new literatures in English will find stimulating and surprising. The stories are accompanied by brief biographical notes and a glossary of Maori words.
| ||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
`These stories, with other excellent ones by Maurice Duggan, Janet Frame and Vincent O'Sullivan himself, are unforgettable' Guardian
'an anthology of 45 stories which manages to be exhaustive without being exhausting, providing a wonderfully atmospheric portrait of the country and its people, at home and abroad ... A real nostalgia trip for expats and a great introduction to New Zealand and its writers for those new to this literary goldmine.' Southern Cross
'... capture the sense of a culture and its literature developing across time.' Andy Beckett. The Independent on Sunday. Dec '94
'A rich assortment.' Sunday Telegraph
'... all the expected names are here, ... as well as a number of excellent young contemporary writers. A rich assortment.' Sunday Telegraph
'The development of short fiction at the other end of the earth is scrupulously charted in this collection.' Irish Times
'an anthology of 45 stories which manages to be exhaustive without being exhausting, providing a wonderfully atmospheric portrait of the country and its people, at home and abroad ... A real nostalgia trip for expats and a great introduction to New Zealand and its writers for those new to this literary goldmine.' Southern Cross
'... capture the sense of a culture and its literature developing across time.' Andy Beckett. The Independent on Sunday. Dec '94
'A rich assortment.' Sunday Telegraph
'... all the expected names are here, ... as well as a number of excellent young contemporary writers. A rich assortment.' Sunday Telegraph
'The development of short fiction at the other end of the earth is scrupulously charted in this collection.' Irish Times
About the Author
Vincent O'Sullivan is Professor of English at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is himself a writer of short stories as well as a playwright, critic and editor, notably of Katherine Mansfield's letters.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
