Dark wet / Jess Huon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huon, Jess.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australian fiction.

Australian literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Artarmon, NSW : Giramondo, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Dark Wet is the first collection of short stories by Jess Huon. Rich, lyrical and deeply felt, it explores the struggle towards a sense of self and belonging, expressed in three sequences of stories: that of Jed Harp, his lover Danny Hess, and his poet sister Alexandra; of Bell and Oliver, a couple moving between Melbourne and San Francisco; and of a young woman confronting religion and sex in a Christian community in India. Drawing on a rich range of settings, from the lush Top End of Australia, to the mountains of India, and vibrant urban centres, The Dark Wet is a brutally honest portra

Contents:

Contents; GROUND; The Invisible Boy; Earth; A WIDE LENS; Head First; Ghost Gums; Dance; Over Many Seas; THE LEOPARD; The Leopard Story; The Forgotten Gods; Rasa-Lila; Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-922146-00-5

OCLC:

809771389