Fiction Down Under

Mary E. Steen
Department of English

Office: RML 405

Telephone: x3440

Email: msteen@stolaf.edu

Office Hours: 1 - 3 pm, M-Th

FICTION DOWN UNDER
English 215

RESOURCES: Maps
Maps of New Zealand Topographic map
Maps of Australia Topographic map
RESOURCES: Useful Web Links
General
Postcolonial Web Multi-faceted, idiosyncratic site dealing with selected issues and authors; sponsored by the National University of Singapore http://www.cyberartsweb.org/post/index.html
Australian authors, lists and links Site developed by Perry Middlemiss: "books are a large part of my life" http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/lit.html
Australian and New Zealand Studies in Canada Scholarly articles on Australian and New Zealand authors http://www.arts.uwo.ca/~andrewf/anzsc/anzsc.htm
Project Gutenberg Full text of works out of copyright http://gutenberg.net.au/sitemap.html
Australian literature on the internet Comprehensive listing http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/litsites.html
Voice of the Shuttle, Australian and NZ literature Links to many literary sites http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2748#id304
Language
English-Maori searchable dictionary http://www.learningmedia.co.nz/ngata/
Dictionary of Australian slang http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Breakers/8092/ozslang.htm
History
A list of (sometimes quirky) history sites collected by Trinity College (secondary school) in western Australia: http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/subjects/sose/austhist/default.htm
Australian history links http://www.postcolonialweb.org/australia/colonialov.html
Excellent overview of New Zealand history http://www.history-nz.org/index.html
Treaty of Waitangi (New Zealand) http://www.archives.govt.nz/holdings/treaty_frame.html
Culture
Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs http://www.immi.gov.au
Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria http://home.vicnet.net.au/~eccv/welcom.htm
Immigration Museum http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au
David Malouf: The Boyer Lectures http://www.abc.net.au/rn/boyers/index/BoyersChronoIdx.htm#1998
New Zealand Authors
New Zealand Book Council Information on New Zealand authors http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz
NZ Author Bibliographies Comprehensive, but not all publications available in US http://www2.auckland.ac.nz/lbr/nzp/nzlit2/authors_az.htm
Thumbnail descriptions of current NZ fiction http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/littourism/fiction.htm
Australian Authors
Patrick White Comprehensive site, including critical opinions and biography http://www.abc.net.au/arts/white/default.htm
Richard Flanagan Interview: http://www.the-write-stuff.com.au/archives/vol-1/interviews/flanagan.html
Further Reading
New Zealand:
Fiction: Alan Duff: Once Were Warriors Janet Frame: Living in the Maniototo Maurice Gee: Plumb Patricia Grace: Cousins Robin Hyde: The Godwits Fly Keri Hulme: The Bone People Witi Ihimaera: The Uncle's Story Witi Ihimaera:Bulibasha Fiona Kidman: The Book of Secrets Barbara Knox: Vintner's Luck Owen Marshall: Harlequin Rex C. K. Stead: All Visitors Ashore	Nonfiction: Janet Frame: Angel in My House Kiri Te Kanawa: Land of the Long White Cloud
Australia:
Fiction: Barbara Baynton: Bush Studies Martin Boyd: Lucinda Brayford Peter Carey: The True History of the Ned Kelly Gang Richard Flanagan: The Sound of One Hand Clapping Richard Flanagan: Gould's Book of Fish Miles Franklin: All That Swagger; My Brilliant Career Joe Furphy: Such is Life Tom Gilling: Miles McGinty (US: Miles and Isabel) Kate Grenville: The Idea of Perfection Kate Grenville: Lilian's Story Sonya Hartnett: Of a Boy Shirley Hazzard: The Great Fire Chloe Hooper: A Child's Book of True Crime Thomas Keneally: Bring Larks and Heroes; A River Town Christopher Koch: Year of Living Dangerously David Malouf: Remembering Babylon Catherine Martin: The Incredible Journey Mudrooroo: Dr. Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World Henry Handel Richardson: The Getting of Wisdom; The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney Kim Scott: Benang: From the Heart Christina Stead: For Love Alone Archie Weller: Us Fellas; The Day of the Dog Patrick White: The Tree of Man; A Fringe of Leaves Tim Winton: Shallows; Cloudstreet Arthur Upfield: Bony and the Kelly Gang and other mysteries	Nonfiction: Jill Kerr Conway: The Road from Courain Carolyn Landen and Daryl Tomkin: Jackson's Track Hazel McKellar: Woman from No Where Sally Morgan: My Place; The Story of Jack McPhee
Films
An Angel at My Table (1990)	Breaker Morant (1980)
The Piano (1992)	Bliss (1985, Ray Lawrence)
Walkabout Australia (1996)	Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1995)	Muriel's wedding (1994)
The Whale Rider (2002)	Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988 documentary)
The Castle (1997)	The Dish (2000, Rob Sitch)
Once Were Warriors (1994)	My Brilliant Career (1979)
Gallipoli (1979)	The Man from Snowy River (1982)