Hunting the Wild Pineapple
Short story collection by Thea Astley
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Hunting the Wild Pineapple (1979) is a collection of short stories by Australian writer Thea Astley. It was published in paperback by Nelson Publishers in Sydney in 1979.[1]
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| Author | Thea Astley |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Nelson |
| Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 175 pp |
| ISBN | 0170054055 |
| Preceded by | A Kindness Cup |
| Followed by | An Item from the Late News |
The collection includes 8 original stories by the author.[1]
Contents
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Synopsis
The 8 stories in this collection are all narrated by Leverson who has been seduced by North Queensland's beauty and strangeness. He observed both southern imports, as well as long-term Queensland residents, equally.
Critical reception
Lyn Frost, writing in The Canberra Times noted that the collection "gives an award-winning Australian author full rein. Astley, a Queenslander, has returned there to write and discovered a whole new population...Astley conveys 'a lot of sad poetry' and humour about the place which is 'a kind of carpet-bagger's paradise'."[2]
Publication history
The collection was also published as follows:
- Penguin, Australia, 1981[3]
- G. P. Putnam's Sons, USA, 1991[4]
Awards
The collection won the Colin Roderick Award in 1979.[5]