Listening to Stanley Fish talk about the sentence on The Book Show got us thinking here at The Column about exemplary first sentences from Australian short stories. Here’s what Fish had to say about the opening sentence. ‘It is a promissory note. It telegraphs everything that’s going to follow … It has an angle of … Read More
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Spineless Wonders Asks Josephine Rowe
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Australian: Dorothy Hewett Otherwise: Janet Frame Living: Sam Shepard Dead: Richard Brautigan 2. What is the most memorable short story you have read? And why does it stand out for you? Difficult question, but perhaps ‘Cathedral’ by Raymond Carver. Though … Read More