Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice:Penguin Specials
Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice:Penguin Specials

Author: Nam Le

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2012-04-23

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1742535798

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A young Vietnamese-Australian named Nam, in his final year at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, is trying to find his voice on the page. When his father, a man with a painful past, comes to visit, Nam's writing and sense of self are both deeply changed. Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice is a deeply moving story of identity, family and the wellsprings of creativity, from Nam Le's multi-award-winning collection The Boat. 'A tight and densely emotional journey that sucked me in and contained as much power as the lengthy title.' Killings, the Kill Your Darlings blog

The Boat
The Boat

Author: Nam Le

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1459621042

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In 1979, Nam Le's family left Vietnam for Australia, an experience that inspires the first and last stories in The Boat. In between, however, Le's imagination lays claim to the world. The Boat takes us from a tourist in Tehran to a teenage hit man in Colombia; from an ageing New York artist to a boy coming of age in a small Victorian fishing tow...

Bodysurfers: Popular Penguins
Bodysurfers: Popular Penguins

Author: Robert Drewe

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2009-06-29

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 1742531458

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Set among the surf and sandhills of the Australian beach – and the tidal changes of three generations of the Lang family – The Bodysurfers is an Australian classic. A short-story collection which has become a bestseller and been adapted for film, television, radio and the theatre, The Bodysurfers on its first publication marked a major change in Australian literature.

A Selection of Smithereens: Penguin Special
A Selection of Smithereens: Penguin Special

Author: Shaun Micallef

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2012-05-16

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1742536190

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Feel that War and Peace went on a bit? Wish there were more laughs in Catcher in the Rye? Then A Selection of Smithereens is for you. These pieces from one of Australia's funniest men (no, not John Clarke) feature the Borgias, Winston Churchill and the history behind cornflakes – and so much more! Fresh from the updated 2011 edition of Smithereens, these six short essays are small, perfectly formed and easily digestible pieces of Shaun Micallef.

Ahead of the Game: Penguin Special
Ahead of the Game: Penguin Special

Author: Shaun Micallef

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2012-06-16

Total Pages: 15

ISBN-13: 1742536727

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Caspar Jolley is a thrillseeker with a gift for always staying one step ahead. Doctor Evelyn Flowers is a woman of science – and sensuality. Brought together by an off-street speedboat-racing catastrophe, will they be able to overcome a bizarre and confounding injury? Hilarious, inventive and ultimately moving, Ahead of the Game is a brilliant new story from one of Australia's most unique comic voices.

The Darkling Sisters: Penguin Special
The Darkling Sisters: Penguin Special

Author: Dorothy Hewett

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2012-07-16

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 1742537073

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A big old Victorian terrace in Jersey Road, Woollahra, is thought to be haunted by the two Darkling sisters from the 1920s. When a young family moves in, dark images of these sisters, and of relationships closer to home, hang over them. Beautifully crafted and keenly observed, this story from Dorothy Hewett's acclaimed collection A Baker's Dozen is a stunning evocation of family, memories and neighbourhood.

The Element of Need: Penguin Special
The Element of Need: Penguin Special

Author: James Bradley

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2012-08-16

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1742537995

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Beneath its peaceful exterior, the city of Adelaide and its surrounding areas have a dark history. From the disappearance of the Beaumont children to the Snowtown killings in the 1990s, it has been home to a long series of brutal and baffling killings and abductions. In The Element of Need, acclaimed author James Bradley uses this long history of violence as the basis of a fascinating exploration not just of his own childhood and adolescence, but of the psychic landscape of this most haunted of cities.

Squeaker's Mate: Penguin Special
Squeaker's Mate: Penguin Special

Author: Barbara Baynton

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2012-08-15

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 1742537979

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Squeaker, a selector, is slowly clearing his piece of the Australian bush. However, lazy and shiftless, he leaves most of the work to his uncomplaining and hardworking mate. When she is crushed under a falling yellow gum, Squeaker responds only with selfish impatience. Taught to endlessly endure by her harsh surroundings, Squeaker's mate carries the burden of her injury quietly, with only her old dog for comfort. Published as part of Barbara Baynton's iconic collection Bush Studies in 1902, Squeaker's Mate is a visceral and lyrical story about the hostility faced by European settlers in the Australian bush during settlement. From an era when literature focused almost entirely on men and male experiences, Squeaker's Mate is an important depiction of the unique trials and strengths of women.

Adam's Bride: Penguin Special
Adam's Bride: Penguin Special

Author: Elizabeth Jolley

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2012-09-14

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1742536743

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In a small Australian country town, a young woman is accused of the murders of her own daughter and the local rat catcher's wife. As she stands to face the charges in court, a stranger enters, determined to explain her crimes. This masterly story from Woman in a Lampshade perfectly displays Elizabeth Jolley's remarkable talent for character and story.

One Person, One Value: Penguin Special
One Person, One Value: Penguin Special

Author: Bob Brown

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2012-07-16

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 1742537081

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The former leader of the Australian Greens, Bob Brown has long been one of Australia's most influential and admired environmental thinkers. Here he outlines the importance of a global, humane approach to the issue of overpopulation. At once compassionate, intelligent and straightforward, this is a valuable and significant extract from Brown's memoir, Memo for a Saner World.