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Shirl by Wayne Marshall

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Shortlisted for the 2019 VPLA for an unpublished manuscript, Shirl expertly dissects the Australian identity through a range of what-if scenarios: a lonely yowie emerges from the bush to attend the Desperate and Dateless Ball; mysterious creatures descend from the sky to place a ban on footy; a shark na ...Show more

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Daddy by Emma Cline

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The eagerly-awaited new book by Emma Cline, author of the global phenomenon The Girls The stories in Emma Cline's stunning first collection consider the dark corners of human experience, exploring the fault lines of power between men and women, parents and children, past and present. A man travels to h ...Show more

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The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri (Editor)

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'Rich. . . eclectic. . . a feast' Telegraph Jhumpa Lahiri's landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over a hundred years of Italy's vibrant and diverse short story tradition, including well known authors such as Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante and Luigi Pirandello, alongside many cap ...Show more

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Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker

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As this complete collection of her short stories demonstrates, Dorothy Parker's talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. Her stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives. ...Show more

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The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami

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"When a man's favourite elephant vanishes, the balance of his whole life is subtly upset. A couple's midnight hunger pangs drive them to hold up a McDonald's. A woman finds she is irresistible to a small green monster that burrows through her front garden. An insomniac wife wakes up in a twilight world ...Show more

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Trick of the Light by Laura Elvery

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An art teacher sends four of her students on a guerrilla mission. A young runner struggles to make sense of his best friend's death. A health-food company adopts a farcical promotional strategy. A factory worker spends her days applying radioactive paint to watches, while dreaming of a future with her n ...Show more

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Fifty-Two Stories by CHEKHOV ANTON

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Chekhov's genius left an indelible impact on every literary form in which he wrote, but none more so than short fiction. Now renowned translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky give us their superb renderings of fifty-two Chekhov stories. These stories, which span the full arc of his career, rev ...Show more

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Instructions for a Funeral by David Means

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Instructions for A Funeral sees the universally acclaimed David Means return to short fiction in a collection of harrowing and personal tales.

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Raised in Captivity - Fictional Nonfiction by Chuck Klosterman

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Fair warning: Raised in Captivity does not slot into a smooth pre-existing groove. But it does bid fair to be one of the most original and exciting story collections in recent memory, funny, wise and weird in equal measure, a fever graph of our deepest unvoiced hopes, fears and preoccupations.

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Rural Dreams - Short Stories by Margaret Hickey

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Funny, heartbreaking and true; the characters in Rural Dreams are the people we know and grew up with. Some of them might even be us. A girl finds strength in poetry, a football coach ponders obsession, a woman grapples with the fall out of an affair and a mother can’t and won’t stop sw ...Show more

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Stories: The Collected Short Fiction by Helen Garner

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This stylish paperback edition of Helen Garner's collected short fiction celebrates the work of one of Australia's most loved authors. These stories-that delve into the complexities of love and longing, of the pain, darkness and joy of life-are all told with her characteristic sharpness of observation, ...Show more

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Supporting Cast by DE WAAL KIT

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***From the acclaimed author of My Name is Leon*** 'Stories of everyday lives that will resonate and move you utterly' Stylist _______________________________________________ As she walks out of her marriage, a woman remembers the day her husband rescued a boy from drowning. A blind man on his wedding d ...Show more

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Shirl by Wayne Marshall

$26.99 AUD

Daddy by Emma Cline

$27.99 AUD

The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri (Editor)

$26.99 AUD

Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker

$9.95 AUD

The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami

$19.99 AUD

Trick of the Light by Laura Elvery

$22.95 AUD

Fifty-Two Stories by CHEKHOV ANTON

$49.99 AUD

Instructions for a Funeral by David Means

$19.99 AUD

Raised in Captivity - Fictional Nonfiction by Chuck Klosterman

$29.99 AUD

Rural Dreams - Short Stories by Margaret Hickey

$24.99 AUD

Stories: The Collected Short Fiction by Helen Garner

$24.99 AUD

Supporting Cast by DE WAAL KIT

$19.99 AUD

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Shirl by Wayne Marshall

$26.99 AUD

Daddy by Emma Cline

$27.99 AUD

The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri (Editor)

$26.99 AUD

Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker

$9.95 AUD

The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami

$19.99 AUD

Trick of the Light by Laura Elvery

$22.95 AUD

Fifty-Two Stories by CHEKHOV ANTON

$49.99 AUD

Instructions for a Funeral by David Means

$19.99 AUD

Raised in Captivity - Fictional Nonfiction by Chuck Klosterman

$29.99 AUD

Rural Dreams - Short Stories by Margaret Hickey

$24.99 AUD

Stories: The Collected Short Fiction by Helen Garner

$24.99 AUD

Supporting Cast by DE WAAL KIT

$19.99 AUD

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