Vanishing Points

Vanishing Points

First edition
Author	Thea Astley
Language	English
Publisher	Heinemann, Australia
Publication date	1992
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages	234
ISBN	9780399137709
Preceded by	Reaching Tin River
Followed by	Coda

Vanishing Points (1992) is a novel by Australian author Thea Astley.[1] It consists of two loosely linked novellas, The Genteel Poverty Bus Company and Inventing the Weather.

Reviews

A reviewer for Publishers Weekly noted: "As depicted in these two wickedly observant, interlinked novellas, the southeastern 'gold coast' of the author's native Australia is a den of dropouts, rednecks, ex-hippies, oldtimers and misfits--free spirits seeking liberty and self-definition in a world where progress threatens all that is authentically Australian...Astley (Hunting the Wild Pineapple) has a quicksilver prose style and a keen satirical eye that make this book a delight."[2]

On Kirkus Reviews the reviewer found the book "A bit like the wickedly fun and satiric Fay Weldon. Sometimes cerebrally overengaged in style, but always fresh and inventive."[3]

Awards and nominations

• 1993 shortlisted Miles Franklin Award[4]

References

1. "Austlit - Vanishing Points by Thea Astley". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. ""Vanishing Points, Thea Astley, Author"". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. ""Vanishing Pointsby Thea Astley"". Kirkus Reviews, 15 July 1992. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. "Austlit - Vanishing Points - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

See also

• 1992 in Australian literature