| ISBN |
9781925603095 (hardback) |
| Name |
Garner, Helen, 1942- author. |
| Uniform title |
Short stories. Selections |
| Title |
Stories : the collected short fiction / Helen Garner. |
| Published |
Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2017. |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Contents |
A happy story -- Postcards from Surfers -- The dark, the light -- In Paris -- Little Helen's Sunday afternoon -- La chance existe -- The life of art -- All those bloody young Catholics -- A thousand miles from the ocean -- Did he pay? -- Civilisation and its discontents -- My hard heart -- The psychological effect of wearing stripes -- What we say. |
| Summary |
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, honesty and humour. Each one a perfect piece, together they showcase Garner's mastery of the form. |
| Subjects |
Short stories, Australian |
| Interpersonal relations -- Fiction |
| Australian fiction |
| Genre |
Short stories |
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