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Beasts of suburbia : reinterpreting cultures in Australian suburbs / edited by Sarah Ferber, Chris Healy, Chris McAuliffe.
- Title
- Beasts of suburbia : reinterpreting cultures in Australian suburbs / edited by Sarah Ferber, Chris Healy, Chris McAuliffe.
- Publication
- Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by International Specialized Book Services, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | HT352.A8 B43 1994 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xvii, 257 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Comedian Tim Ross draws inspiration from his acclaimed ABC television series Streets Of Your Town with this selection of short stories from the suburbs. From the beachside holiday house to the backyard pool and the rumpus room, the architecture of the suburbs forms the backdrop to a uniquely Australian way of life. Ross roams through these familiar places to paint a picture of Australian domesticity and its relationship to the Australian psyche in all its funny, nostalgic, ironic and often acutely cringe-worthy glory.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-247) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The little house on the hill -- The rumpus room -- Newtown Terrace 1999 -- The shack -- The first McMansion on the block -- The birth -- Fremantle nights -- The beach house -- The motel -- New horizon -- It's a shame about Rae's -- A couple of cans on the back step -- The terrace house strikes back -- The last pav -- Good night.
- ISBN
- 0522845495
- 0522845426 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^^94206435^
- OCLC
- 32128185
- SCSB-12789935
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library