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Book

Stories : the collected short fiction

Call Number

  • FICTION GARN (CEN)

Edition

First U.S. hardcover edition.

Publication Information

New York : Pantheon Books, 2026.

Physical Description

xxii, 184 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Summary

"A finely etched collection of short stories from Helen Garner, one of Australia's most beloved writers. A woman sends postcards to a former lover from the idyllic Gold Coast. A chorus of hometown voices gossip about a wayward friend returned. A young girl discovers a hidden box of horrors. Helen Garner is best known for her frank, unsparing, and intricate portraits of Australian life. Now, in Stories, comes the collected short fiction of a singular literary voice. These stories delve into the complexities of love and longing, of the pain, darkness, and joy of life, and all told with Garner's characteristic sharpness, honesty, and humor. Each one is a perfect piece, but together they showcase a rare talent and a master of many literary forms"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes

"First published by The Text Publishing Company Australia in 2017."--Title page verso.

Contents

  • A happy story
  • Postcards from surfers
  • The dark, the light
  • In Paris
  • Little Helen's Sunday afternoon
  • La chance exite
  • 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.

Subjects

Added Authors

Jonathan Escoffery