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Absolutely Revolting
Fiction

Satirical fables

Black Light by Peter Murphy

by Frank Kellaway •
February–March 1980, no. 18

Black Light by Peter Murphy

Hawthorn, 125pp, $7.50pb

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Peter Murphy is one of the very best poets under forty writing in Australia today. He also works in the theatre. His play Glitter was performed at the Adelaide Arts Festival, and he has written the libretto for an opera with music by Helen Gifford. Black Light, his first published book of short stories, shows him to be a craftsman of the first order in yet another field.

 


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Black Light by Peter Murphy

Hawthorn, 125pp, $7.50pb

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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