http://hdl.handle.net/2328/12 Australian Book Review, from No. 241 - May 2002 Sun, 05 May 2013 05:44:56 GMT 2013-05-05T05:44:56Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/7543 Title: Bakowski's Strategic Dartboard. "Days That We Couldn't Rehearse" by Peter Bakowski Authors: Lumsden, David Abstract: Peter Bakowski’s Days That We Couldn’t Rehearse is in many ways the most consistent and satisfying of his five collections to date. He has cultivated strengths and eliminated weaknesses found in earlier volumes. Yet it is unmistakably Bakowski; to mimic his much-loved crime fiction imagery, his prints are all over the scene. Bakowski’s strong suit has always been the common object used to striking and, at times, surreal effect. The everydayness of his imagery, the simplicity of his language, the straightforwardness of his thought, is all of a piece with his conception of the poet’s role as speaking to the wider public. If you have admired Peter Bakowski’s other books, you will enjoy this one, too. Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2328/7543 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/7541 Title: Playing the Game. "The Greek Liar" by Nikos Athanasou and "Attempts to Draw Jesus" by Stephen Orr. [review] Authors: Williams, Michael Abstract: NOBEL PRIZEWINNER Albert Camus played soccer for Algeria. First-time novelist Nikos Athanasou has been likened to Camus — for his writing, not his ball skills — but, on the basis of his début, this comparison is hard to sustain. A more convincing parallel between the two authors might lie in the diversity of their skills; Athanasou’s new career as a writer is secondary to his ‘day job’ as Professor of Orthopaedic Pathology at Oxford. Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2328/7541 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/7495 Title: Activist in White Gloves. "Faith: Faith Bandler, Gentle Activist" by Marilyn Lake. [review] Authors: Whitlock, Gillian Abstract: Lake advances continuities between Bandler's lifelong commitment to coalition politics, non-racialism and contemporary campaigns for reconciliation. This is surely the ground of ongoing discussions between biographer and subject, and it embeds reconciliation in a tradition that goes back to the peace campaigns and coalitions of the 1950s and 1960s. As Lake reminds us, it is consoling, in 2002, to be reminded that Australians can lay claim to long-standing traditions of inclusion, acceptance and social justice. Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2328/7495 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/7494 Title: Heads above Water. "Above the Water" by Margaret Bearman and "Borrowed Eyes: A Novel" by Saskia Beudel. [review] Authors: Digby, Jenny Abstract: Jenny Digby reviews two remarkably accomplished works, "Borrowed Eyes" and "Above the Water". Both novels are from experienced authors and are remarkably accomplished works. Although they tell very different stories in contrasting styles, the similarities are striking. Both portray a central female character whose life has been damaged by violence. And both deal with loss and memory, physical and emotional scars, and the long journey to healing. Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2328/7494 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z