War Crimes (short story collection)
| Author | ISBN 0702214167 | |
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | The Fat Man in History | |
| Followed by | The Fat Man in History and Other Stories |
War Crimes (1979) is a collection of short stories by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was published by University of Queensland Press in 1979.[1]
The collection includes 13 original stories by the author.[1]
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Critical reception
Writing in The Canberra Times Marion Halligan noted: "This imagination of Carey's is a source of amazement throughout the collection of stories. One is conscious of the elaborate construction of other worlds, as close to ours as the reflection in a faintly distorting mirror. The discrepancies tantalise. Carey mostly writes in a grave formal prose the more surrealistic the stories...Myths, fables for our time, worlds of the imagination that illuminate as they cast doubt on the real world: Carey's stories are a stimulating excursion into the relevance of the mysterious. He charms, he amazes, he appals, he amuses; our emotions are not often run through so full a gamut."[2]
Publication history
After its original publication in 1979[3] the collection was reprinted by the University of Queensland Press in 1981[1] and 1984.[4]
Awards
The collection won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in 1980.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "War Crimes by Peter Carey". Austlit. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ ""Stories for running the emotional gamut"". The Canberra Times, 22 December 1979, p13. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "War Crimes (UQP 1979)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "War Crimes (UQP 1984)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Christina Stead Prize 1980". AustLit. Retrieved 8 November 2023.