Some Other Country: New Zealand's Best Short Stories

by Marion McLeod (Editor), Bill Manhire (Editor)

Other authors: Barbara Anderson (Contributor), James Courage (Contributor), Joy Cowley (Contributor), John Cranna (Contributor), Dan Davin (Contributor) — 27 more, Yvonne du Fresne (Contributor), Maurice Duggan (Contributor), Fiona Farrell (Contributor), Roderick Finlayson (Contributor), Janet Frame (Contributor), AP Gaskell (Contributor), Maurice Gee (Contributor), Michael Gifkins (Contributor), Patricia Grace (Contributor), Charlotte Grimshaw (Contributor), Russell Haley (Contributor), Keri Hulme (Contributor), Witi Ihimaera (Contributor), Anne Kennedy (Contributor), John A. Lee (Contributor), Katherine Mansfield (Contributor), OE Middleton (Contributor), Vincent O'Sullivan (Contributor), Emily Perkins (Contributor), Jo Randerson (Contributor), Frank Sargeson (Contributor), Tracey Slaughter (Contributor), CK Stead (Contributor), Alice Tawhai (Contributor), Ian Wedde (Contributor), Damien Wilkins (Contributor), Forbes Williams (Contributor)

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The best of New Zealand's short stories are brought together in this essential single-volume anthology. Descriptive and nuanced, the stories breathe life into a range of endearing characters and situations, all set against the backdrop of the New Zealand landscape. Including the works of Vincent O'Sullivan, Joy Cowley, Damien Wilkins, and Barbara Anderson, the addition of four new writers brings the collection completely up-to-date with the diverse energies of New Zealand life and writing.… (more)

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I thought these were, generally, beautiful. Usually short stories are a mixed bag, but this is a distilled, purified collection.

There are many (many) collections of New Zealand short stories: this must be one of the best. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
McLeod, Marion	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Manhire, Bill	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed
Anderson, Barbara	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Courage, James	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cowley, Joy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cranna, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Davin, Dan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
du Fresne, Yvonne	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Duggan, Maurice	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Farrell, Fiona	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Finlayson, Roderick	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Frame, Janet	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gaskell, AP	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gee, Maurice	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gifkins, Michael	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Grace, Patricia	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Grimshaw, Charlotte	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Haley, Russell	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hulme, Keri	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ihimaera, Witi	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kennedy, Anne	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lee, John A.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mansfield, Katherine	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Middleton, OE	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Sullivan, Vincent	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Perkins, Emily	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Randerson, Jo	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sargeson, Frank	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Slaughter, Tracey	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Stead, CK	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Tawhai, Alice	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wedde, Ian	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wilkins, Damien	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Williams, Forbes	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The best of New Zealand's short stories are brought together in this essential single-volume anthology. Descriptive and nuanced, the stories breathe life into a range of endearing characters and situations, all set against the backdrop of the New Zealand landscape. Including the works of Vincent O'Sullivan, Joy Cowley, Damien Wilkins, and Barbara Anderson, the addition of four new writers brings the collection completely up-to-date with the diverse energies of New Zealand life and writing.

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