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The Victoria Principle

The Victoria Principle

Michael Farrell

In the acclaimed writer’s first book of fiction, Michael Farrell extends the humour and narrative drive demonstrated in recent poetry collections to a new storytelling form. We may think of this collection as one of ‘thought stories’ rather than short stories, offering inflections and reflections on queer Catholicism and mental breakdown, amidst the ongoing contradictions and ironies of contemporary Australian life.

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Fiction

Fiction

Antigone Kefala

A commemorative edition celebrating the fiction of the late Antigone Kefala, encapsulating her nuanced and evocative prose style in portraying the full gamut of the immigrant experience. Fiction includes six novellas, ten short stories, and one childhood fable, and spans the many decades of her writing career. It features an introduction by Australian writer Mireille Juchau.

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Michael Farrell: a note on The Victoria Principle

‘Some [stories] are purely fictional, some are partly autobiographical, or give clues – and red herrings – about my life, or rather gestures towards the narration and representation of it: as quotidian, magical, emotional, comedic.’

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HEAT Series 3 Number 18 features writing by Lena Andersson (trans. Sarah Death), π.O., Fiona Kelly McGregor, Leah Muddle, Debbie Lim, and Hannah Fink. Subscribe now to receive Number 18 as your first issue.

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π.O.

Π.O. is a legendary figure in the Australian poetry scene, the chronicler of Melbourne and its culture and migrations, and an anarchist who has worked as a draughtsman for forty years to support his art. He is the publisher of Unusual Work by Collective Effort Press, a long-time magazine editor, a pioneer of performance poetry in Australia, and the author of many collections. His latest books are HEIDE and The Tour.

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Amy Crutchfield

Amy Crutchfield studied Classics and Law at the University of Melbourne. Her poetry has been published in Australia, the UK and Ireland. She has worked as a teacher and a lawyer. The Cyprian is her first book.

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