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David Malouf's imagination inhabits shocking violence, quick humor, appealing warmth and harsh cruelty with equal intensity. He shares tales of bookish boys, taciturn men and intimate stories of men and women looking for something they seem to have missed, or missed out on.
This is a comprehensive compilation of David's shorter work. Stories are set in the stark and challenging Australian interior and the more lush and mysterious coastal enclaves; others are set in Australia's past. The youthful dreams, physical desires and mental despair of Malouf's richly varied characters as they explore their place in the world are always moving and universal. The 31 stories in this epic collection, a few of which are novella length, represent a quarter-century of a formidable craftsman's career. Malouf has written little explicitly gay fiction, although this volume does include several superb gay-themed stories such as 'Closer', and 'Southern Skies'.
Author: David Malouf
Paperback, 561 pages, Orig Published 2007, This Ed. Publ 2008