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An anatomy of neoliberal angst, Hugh Roberts

Posted on December 7, 2016 by NZ Books

Neoliberalism and Cultural Transition in New Zealand Literature, 1984-2008 Jennifer Lawn Lexington Books, $95.00, ISBN 9780739177419 The 1984 Labour government’s legacy has been a curious Rorschach test over the years. I can recall talking to my students in classes at…

Tagged with: Hugh Roberts, Issue 116, Jennifer Lawn, Lexington Books, Summer 2016
Posted in Literature, Non-fiction, Review

Our dark secrets, Tim Corballis and Ingrid Horrocks

Posted on September 1, 2007 by NZ Books

Gothic NZ: The Darker Side of Kiwi Culture Misha Kavka, Jennifer Lawn, Mary Paul (eds) Otago University Press, $39.95, ISBN 1877372234 Strange goings-on in small towns. You know all about it – it’s the New Zealand gothic. It’s a familiar…

Tagged with: Issue 79, Jennifer Lawn, Mary Paul, Misha Kavka, Otago University Press, Spring 2007
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review, Short stories

Avoiding the cookie-cutter, Jennifer Lawn

Posted on September 1, 2002 by NZ Books

Manifold Utopia: The Novels of Janet Frame Marc Delrez Rodopi, $59.95 approx, ISBN 904201508X The appearance of the term “manifold” in the titles of two recent books on Janet Frame’s fiction suggests a current fascination with the multiple modes of…

Tagged with: Issue 59, Janet Frame, Jennifer Lawn, Marc Delrez, Rodopi, Spring 2002
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Non-fiction