The Experimental Fiction of Murray Bail by Michael Ackland is the first book- length publication to explore Bail's writing, and makes a welcome addition to the study of literature in Australia. As Bail is an author renowned for the length…
Lacken explores early uncollected stories by Carey and Bail, published in the anthology Under Twenty-Five, and assesses their significance in the development of the two writers.
Lacken discusses manuscripts of early works by Peter Carey: three unpublished novels - ‘Wog’, ‘The Futility Machine’, ‘Adventures aboard the Marie Celeste’ - and a collection of short stories - ‘Slides for a Magic Lantern Show’.