The Drover's Wives (eBook, ePUB) - O'Neill, Ryan
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Henry Lawson's short story 'The Drover's Wife' is an Australian classic that has sparked interpretations on the page, on canvas and on the stage. But it has never been so thoroughly, or hilariously, reimagined as by Ryan O'Neill, remixing and revising Lawson's masterpiece in 101 different ways.The variations include a pop song, a sporting commentary, a 1980s computer game, an insurance claim, a Hollywood movie adaptation, a cryptic crossword and even a selection of paint swatches.Inventive and unexpected, this is laugh-out-loud literature from the author of the award-winning Their Brilliant…mehr

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Henry Lawson's short story 'The Drover's Wife' is an Australian classic that has sparked interpretations on the page, on canvas and on the stage. But it has never been so thoroughly, or hilariously, reimagined as by Ryan O'Neill, remixing and revising Lawson's masterpiece in 101 different ways.The variations include a pop song, a sporting commentary, a 1980s computer game, an insurance claim, a Hollywood movie adaptation, a cryptic crossword and even a selection of paint swatches.Inventive and unexpected, this is laugh-out-loud literature from the author of the award-winning Their Brilliant Careers.'Pitch perfect…hilarious… This is a book that begs to be read aloud' THE AUSTRALIAN'More go than Queneau' DAVID BELBIN 'A cerebrally imaginative tour de force' FRANK MOORHOUSE

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Ryan O'Neill was born in Glasgow in 1975 and lived in Africa, Europe and Asia before settling in Australia.His short story collection The Weight of a Human Heart was shortlisted for the 2012 Queensland Literary Awards.His debut novel Their Brilliant Careers, first published in Australia in 2016, won the Australian PM's Prize for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award.He lives in Sydney..