July 2000 Issue No. 222

Features
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY ESSAY
Ken Gelder: The Obscure(d) World of Australian Fiction
ROLLING COLUMN
Stephen Muecke: Post-oriental Tristesse
SYMPOSIUM
The State of Australian Fiction
INTERVIEWS
with Thea Astley and Kim Scott, Miles Franklin Winners
Reviews
autobiography
Roberta Sykes: Snake Circle Cassandra Pybus
Michael McGirr: Things You Get for Free Gerard Windsor
B. Wongar: Dingoes Den David Matthews
Margaret Scott: Changing Countries Elizabeth Dean
aboriginal studies
Michelle Grattan (ed): Reconciliation Morag Fraser
Lesley Head: Second Nature Barry Hill
history/place
Richard Hall (ed):Sydney Don Anderson
history
This Beauteous, Wicked Place &
The World Upside Down Delia Falconer
design
Andrew Montana: The Art Movement in Australia Michael Bogle
politics
Greg Terrell: Secrecy and Openness Ross Fitzgerald
war
Mark Woodruff: Unheralded Victory Peter Edwards
Jenny Gregory (ed): On the Homefront &
David Horner: Defence Supremo Jeffrey Grey
biography
David Bernstein: Diamonds and Dreams Felicity Bloch
Patrick Morgan: Folie à Deux Sylvia Marchant
fiction
Anne Deveson: Lines in the Sand Kerryn Goldsworthy
Catherine Jinks: The NotaryCathrine Harboe-Ree
Simone Lazaroo: The Australian Fiancé Lesley Fowler
Matt Dray: A Day at the Races &
Malcolm Knox: Summerland Kevin Brophy
Belinda Castles: Falling Woman &
A Wander in the Eternal Colony Terri-ann White
Graham Wicks: Notes on A Wasted Man and Other Stories Christopher Bantick
poetry
Stephen Oliver: Unmanned & S.K. Kelen: ShimmeringsJohn Mateer
Selwyn Pritchard: Lunar Frost, Mark Reid: Parochial&
John Mateer: Barefoot Speech Michael Costigan
children's books
James Maloney: Touch Me Stephen Matthews
Elizabeth Honey: Remote Man & Fran Dobbie: WhisperJudith Ridge
Scott Monk: The Crush & Adrian Peniston-Bird: Time Flies Pam Macintyre
Kerry and Larry Pitts: Facing the Tiger, Tania Cox: Baby,
Elaine Russell: A is for Aunty, Jill McDougall: Anna the Goanna and Other Poems &
Carmel Bird: The Cassowary's Quiz Margaret Dunkle
shorts
R.D. Morrison: Last Journey & Chris McLeod: City of Skies Ben Zipper
Ruth Cracknell: Journey from Venice &
Jill Blee: Brigid Nita Kambouris
Roy Whitecross: Slaves of the Son of Heaven &
Jill Dimond and Peter Kirkpatrick: Literary Sydney Melissa Hart
bulletin board
Cover this month...
Chris Nicholls: Terrain 1987, acrylic on canvas, 90cm x 90cm
REproduced with permission of the artist.
From the cover of Bron Nicholls' new novel, Zeno's Paradise, to be reviewed in the August issue.