Girt by Sea: islands in the novels of Thea Astley and Christopher Koch

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  • Paul Genoni The University of Sydney

Keywords:

Thea Astley, Chrisopher Koch, islands

Abstract

The paper discusses the experience of islands with reference to Thea Astley's novels and their frequent images of failed Edens, and Christopher Koch's setting of novels in a particular island, Tasmania.

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2013-01-26

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2000: Australian Literary Studies in the 21st Century

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