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The dark and dank, Eleanor Toland

Posted on February 27, 2014 by NZ Books

The Demolition of the Century Duncan Sarkies Penguin Books, $30.00, ISBN 9780143568902 The Mannequin Makers Craig Cliff Random House, $38.00, ISBN 9781775533849 The Wind City Summer Wigmore Steam Press, $30.00, ISBN 9780992257804 Traditionally, the gothic is a northern genre. The…

Tagged with: Autumn 2014, Craig Cliff, Duncan Sarkies, Eleanor Toland, Issue 105, Penguin Books, Random House, Steam Press, Summer Wigmore
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Darts and sledgehammers, Sue McCauley

Posted on December 1, 2008 by NZ Books

Two Little Boys Duncan Sarkies Penguin Books, $28.00, ISBN 9780143020912 Acid Song Bernard Beckett Longacre Press, $29.99, ISBN 9781877460111 Girlie Gillian Ranstead Penguin Books, $28.00, ISBN 9780143010005 “I thought it was one of those boys’ books,” said a friend when…

Tagged with: Bernard Beckett, Duncan Sarkies, Gillian Ranstead, Issue 84, Longacre Press, Penguin Books, Sue McCauley, Summer 2008
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

James Joyce meets Front Lawn, Chris Knox

Posted on December 26, 1999 by NZ Books

Stray Thoughts and Nose Bleeds Duncan Sarkies Victoria University Press, $19.95, ISBN 0 86473 382 8 Since the huge success of Scarfies, the Sarkies name has become almost mainstream. The exceedingly popular film, based in the student flatting subculture of…

Tagged with: Chris Knox, Duncan Sarkies, Issue 41, Victoria University Press
Posted in Literature, Review, Short stories