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Contributions: Edited by Robert Drewe
Pagination: 400pp
ISBN 13: 9781863954181
Genre: Fiction
Subject: Australia
Short Stories
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First sentence: As I write this, I'm surrounded by short stories.

From Black Inc's website: "In this seductively diverse collection, Robert Drewe has assembled the country's best short fiction of the past year. Here are sparkling stories from established favourites, alongside exciting new work from a younger generation. Some are whimsical, some wry, and some devastatingly realistic; there is love, grief, murder, tenderness and revenge. Drawn from all over the country and spanning a remarkable range of styles, Best Australian Stories showcases Australia's most vibrant contemporary writing. As Robert Drewe says, ‘Don't let anyone tell you the Australian short story is dead. It's thriving.'"



External links
http://www.blackincbooks.com/books/best-australian-stories-2007 http://www.blackincbooks.com/books/best-australian-stories-2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/the-best-australian-stories-2007/2007/12/07/1196813007814.html http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/the-best-australian-stories-2007/2007/12/07/1196813007814.html
Table of contents
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   Introduction by Robert Drewe ix  
   Tender by Cate Kennedy 1  
   Mrs Porter and the Rock by David Malouf 12  
   Letter to A by Alice Pung 44  
   The Concern by Roger McDonald 49  
   Endgame by Louise Swinn 58  
   Humble Pie by Kate Grenville 63  
   Mac Attack by Sally Breen 70  
   Floating above the Village by Lee Kofman 77  
   Repossession by Michael Meehan 86  
   Slowly Last Summer by Peter Goldsworthy 90  
   From the Wreck by Robert Williams 95  
   The Bodyguard by Tom Cho 103  
   Her Voice Was Full Of Money - and They Were Careless People by Carmel Bird 109  
   Ploughing by Sophie Cunningham 115  
   Lorraine Bracco by Frank Moorhouse 120  
   Speak to Me by Paddy O'Reilly 131  
   To Ghengis Khan, Oblivion and Holy Russia by James Halford 140  
   Hemingway's Elephants by John Holton 148  
   Bag Lady by Marele Day 150  
   Uncle Jeremy Has Turned into a Tree by Patrick Lenton 158  
   Collective Silences by Sunil Badami 161  
   Albatross by Geoff Lemon 167  
   Reason by Jennifer Mills 168  
   July the Firsts by Ryan O'Neill 175  
   Nothing to Fear by Melissa Beit 180  
   People Whose Names Bob Dylan Ought To Know by Tim Richards 188  
   Some Kind of Fruit by Karen Hitchcock 191  
   Pre-emptive Strike by Will Elliott 199  
   Hanging On by Michael Wilding 204  
   Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice by Nam Le 213  
   I See Red by Shane Maloney 235  
   9.7 Milligrams of Heaven by Barry Cooper 238  
   Passion Fruit by Vivienne Kelly 242  
   Suckered into a Perfect Line by Bill Collopy 253  
   Désincarné / Disembodied by Meera Atkinson 261  
   A Chinese Affair by Isabelle Li 277  
   The Seventh Letter by Sean Williams 285  
   Venetian Glass by Amy T. Matthews 294  
   Reading the Signs by Laurie Clancy 299  
   The White Peacock by Marion Halligan 305  
   The Easy Way Out by Patrick Cullen 314  
   In That Crowded Minute, That's Where It Began by Davina Bell 319  
   Gulag by Shane Strange 327  
   I Am So Sweet and Truthful and Once I Was Betrayed by Maree Dawes 333  
   When You Hold Me ... (The Bra Monologues) by Beth Spencer 335  
   Purchase by John Kinsella 339  
   The Plumber by Tracy Crisp 347  
   Publication Details 355  
   Notes on Contributors 359