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Bliss book reviews, correspondence

Bliss book reviews (photocopies of newspapers cuttings). Correspondence, including telegrams, 23 July 1980 to 28 Jun 1982 and undated. Correspondents include: Antek Skotnicki regarding film and television rights ; Craig [?] from University of Queensland Department of English ; Elaine Markson ; Faber and Faber ; Ellen Joseph (from Houghton Mifflin Company) ; Deborah Rogers ; Kym [?] from University of Queensland Press ; Merril Yule from University of Queensland Press ; Harper & Row ; Michele Field from The Sydney Morning Herald ; David Christian ; Jean Bedford.

Honi Soit and Shrewd Production interviews

Letter from Shrewd Productions with 'Brave new world' at the top of the page accompanied by the transcript of interview with Jeffrey James and Mark Street around the time Bliss the screenplay was being written as well as the magazine article 'Brave new world'. Cutting from Honi Soit (issue 11, 1982) of an interview by Claudia Castle and Rex Butler of Peter Carey.

Publishing agreements

Two memorandum of agreement between Peter Carey and Deborah Rogers for: 1. work provisionally entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians' (undated); and 2. the German publication of the novel Bliss.

Reviews for Exotic pleasures

This file comprises cuttings from and photocopies of newspapers and magazines reviewing Peter Carey's short story Exotic pleasures.

Reviews for The fat man in history

This file comprises cuttings from and photocopies of newspapers and magazines reviewing Peter Carey's short story collection The fat man in history.

'Gleniffer via Bellingen'

'Gleniffer via Bellingen' by Peter Carey describes the house he and Margot Hutchenson built in The Promised Land, about eight kilometres out of Bellingen. The house was designed by Richard Leplastier. There are two typescript drafts of the article, with emendations, which Carey appears to have written when selling the house. Both drafts are on yellow paper, 4 leaves, undated.

Reviews for War crimes

This file comprises cuttings from and photocopies of newspapers and magazines reviewing Peter Carey's short story collection War crimes.

Story fragments, unidentified notes.

Notes, story outlines and fragments, some of which have titles. Includes typescripts with the titles: 'The Botticelli stories'; 'The ice room'; 'K.L. Story'; 'Story: body sellers'; and 'Notes on life in the whorehouse'. Typescript where first line begins: 'Claire Schnier lay in a bed in ward 5...'; 'She had a face like someone who has come out of a sad movie....'; 'He tried to write stories about the people he knew...'; '1. The ride from the airport...'; 'I saw you today and now I'm home by myself...'; 'To truly appreciate paradise,...'. Several pages of Bliss. Also includes loose fragments.

Photographs of Peter Carey from Faber & Faber

Two black and white photographs accompanied by a with compliments slip from the publicity department of Faber & Faber. Also includes the 3 sheets of 118 contact prints. One of the photographs from the contact prints was used for publicity material for War crimes [short story collection].

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