Bibliograph

What fear was, Ben Walter

Type

Label

What fear was, Ben Walter

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

What fear was

Responsibility statement

Ben Walter

Summary

"From vanishing islands to talking flathead and nightmarish bushfires, Ben Walter's visionary Tasmanian fictions are unique in the landscape of Australian writing. An unemployed man chooses only to apply for jobs advertised in The Economist; a failed mountain expedition is mocked by the dead bodies of past climbers; and a father and son travel urgently to witness the miracle of Lake Pedder emptying. In What Fear Was, Walter combines beautiful, mesmerising writing with surreal discomfort and absurdist hilarity to completely upend the idea of an Australian short story."Back cover

Target audience

adult

Creator