THE
AUSTRALIAN LONG STORY
Edited by Mandy Sayer
Peter Carey, Helen Garner,
Peter Goldsworthy, Elizabeth Jolley, Nam Le,
David Malouf, Gillian Mears,
Louis Nowra and Tim Winton
A TREASURE
TROVE OF THE FINEST AUSTRALIAN WRITING
'The long story
is able to incorporate vast passages of time. It can narrate passing years, even
decades, without seeming forced or rushed. Naturally, because of its length, the
long story has the luxury of broader context and exposition, but it also has the
leg room to forge through narrative time and space.' - Mandy Sayer
In
this invigorating collection, acclaimed writer Mandy Sayer brings together nine
of the best Australian examples of the long story - tales that combine the intensity
of the short story with the complexity of a novel.
In these stories, characters
grow up, hook up and break up, endure calamitous loss and discover delectable
love, travel to faraway places and find themselves right back where they started.
From the exotic to the familiar, the sensuous to the dangerous, these soaring
flights of the imagination boldly traverse the vast terrain of human experience.
Showcasing the talents of some of our most loved and awarded
authors, The Australian Long Story is an excellent introduction to an often overlooked
art form, promising to enchant all lovers of Australian fiction.
MANDY
SAYER
Mandy Sayer is the acclaimed author of eight books,
including the Australian/Vogel award-winning novel Mood Indigo, and the memoirs
Dreamtime Alice, which won the 2000 National Biography Award, and Velocity, which
won the 2006 South Australian Premier's Award for Non-Fiction and the 2006 Age
Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award. Her work has been translated into several
European and Asian languages. In 2002, she received her Doctorate in the short
story from the University of Technology, Sydney, and is the current Scholar in
Writing at the same institution.
'The Australian Long
Story' is available now.
