Abstract
Two Steps on the Water is a magic realist novel, inspired by my ex-husband’s family stories. Family stories tend to acquire a mythic quality and this effect is heightened when they are not your family stories, but someone else’s. This paper will discuss how I appropriated their story, weaving a novel from fragments of their oft-told tales, in an attempt to mythologise a contemporary Australian landscape that is often read as ‘banal.’ This is part of a larger project, which is concerned with Australian fiction and its fascination with realism, and how as a writer I might render Australian landscapes fantastic.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 25 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Locating Lives: The Inaugural Conference for the IABA Asia-Pacific Chapter - Flinders Univeristy, Victoria Square, Adelaide, Australia Duration: 1 Dec 2015 → 3 Dec 2015 Conference number: 1st https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/2bfe44dd/files/uploaded/Locating%20Lives%20-%20Digital%20Conference%20Booklet.pdf (Program ) |
Conference
| Conference | Locating Lives |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Adelaide |
| Period | 1/12/15 → 3/12/15 |
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