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Peter Carey speaking in Melbourne, January 26, 2002. Julian Smith/AAP

June 11, 2023

Possession and devotion inform Sarah Krasnostein’s compelling reinterpretation of Peter Carey’s art

Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, The University of Western Australia

In her latest book, Sarah Krasnostein goes straight for the soul of Peter Carey’s writing.

Dickens in his study at Gad’s Hill Place in Higham, Kent. Samuel Hollyer via Shutterstock

June 8, 2020

Charles Dickens: how two novelists gave Great Expectations a second life in the Pacific

David Amigoni, Keele University

Two sequels which show how the Victorian novelist’s stories can be adapted to reflect post-colonial narratives.

Oscar and Lucinda, Sydney Chamber Opera, Carriageworks. Zan Wimberley

July 31, 2019

A clever operatic adaptation of Oscar and Lucinda is let down by music that fails to captivate

Jeanell Carrigan, University of Sydney

A world premiere performance of a new Australian opera is an exhilarating experience. But the music in this reworking of the Peter Carey novel underwhelmed.

Alexis Wright, pictured here in 2007 after winning the Miles Franklin award for her book Carpentaria, is one of many writers first published by University of Queensland Press. Dean Lewins/AAP

September 17, 2018

Reading the landscape: university publishing houses and the national creative estate

Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, The University of Western Australia

The University of Queensland Press has a peerless record of discovering, nurturing and supporting Australian writers. A new anthology is a cross-section of many of their writings.

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