Postcards from Surfers

First edition
(publ. McPhee Gribble/Penguin)

Postcards from Surfers is a collection of short works by Australian writer Helen Garner published in 1985.[1][2] The book won the 1986 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards "Christina Stead Prize for Fiction".[3] The stories in the collection have been described as "largely about miscommunication, impossible love, and the accidental hurt we cause each other when we interact."[4] Most of the short works in Postcards from Surfers have been included in a 2017 anthology of Garner's short fiction simply called Stories.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kathryn Kramer (1986). "A pleasant discord". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Postcards from Surfers". Publishers Weekly. October 1, 1986. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Postcards from Surfers : stories / by Helen Garner". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b Fiona Wright (7 December 2017). "Stories and True Stories review: The joys of heartbreak and hope with Helen Garner". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 25 June 2018.


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