March 1988, no. 98

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Fiction

Elizabeth Riddell reviews 'Oscar & Lucinda' by Peter Carey

by Elizabeth Liddell

Fiction

Inland by Gerald Murnane

by Sandra Hall

Commentary

‘1988 A Celebration of Collective Amnesia’ by Humphrey McQueen

by Humphrey McQueen

Commentary

‘A little college is a dangerous thing’ by D.J. O’Hearn

by D. J. O’Hearn

Commentary

‘A romp with Melbourne’s literati’ by Michael Sharkey

by Michael Sharkey

Politics

Myth and Reality in the Australian-American Relationships by Dennis Phillips

by Max Teichmann

Commentary

‘Blase’s rules and protocol for the doing of arts festivals’ by Frank Moorhouse

by Frank Moorhouse

Biography

The Exile by Roland Perry

by Bill Lesley

Fiction

Oscar & Lucinda by Peter Carey

by Elizabeth Riddell

Religion

Conway's Way by Ronald Conway

by Jim Griffen

Fiction

Sugar Mother by Elizabeth Jolley

by Margaret Harris

History

A Most Valuable Acquisition: A People’s History of Australia since 1788 edited by Verity Burgmann and Jenny Lee

by Manning Clark

Fiction

Forty-Seventeen by Frank Moorhouse

by Delys Bird

Editorial

From the Editor’s Couch – March 1988

by Louise Adler

Starters & Writers

Starters & Writers – March 1988

by Mark Rubbo

Feminism

Remember the Tarantella by Finola Moorhead

by Merrilee Moss

Politics

The Law of the Land by Henry Reynolds

by David Solomon

Commentary

‘The British have landed, again’ by Stephen Knight

by Stephen Knight

March 1988, no. 98

Full Contents

Elizabeth Riddell reviews 'Oscar & Lucinda' by Peter Carey

Inland by Gerald Murnane

‘1988 A Celebration of Collective Amnesia’ by Humphrey McQueen

‘A little college is a dangerous thing’ by D.J. O’Hearn

‘A romp with Melbourne’s literati’ by Michael Sharkey

Myth and Reality in the Australian-American Relationships by Dennis Phillips

‘Blase’s rules and protocol for the doing of arts festivals’ by Frank Moorhouse

The Exile by Roland Perry

Oscar & Lucinda by Peter Carey

Conway's Way by Ronald Conway

Sugar Mother by Elizabeth Jolley

A Most Valuable Acquisition: A People’s History of Australia since 1788 edited by Verity Burgmann and Jenny Lee

Forty-Seventeen by Frank Moorhouse

From the Editor’s Couch – March 1988

Starters & Writers – March 1988

Remember the Tarantella by Finola Moorhead

The Law of the Land by Henry Reynolds

‘The British have landed, again’ by Stephen Knight

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