The first English translation of the Cubist poet's most important collection of verse poems-a wil...

Exquisitely crafted essays on medieval criminal slang, ancient Greek prostitution, laughter, anar...

A rollicking adventure caper satirizing the soon-to-be ubiquitous aspects of spy sagas

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Maimed beggars, female automatons, cultural prosthetics: four tales of opulence, poverty and grot...

In translation at last, a delightfully delirious novel in which absurdity gives way to nightmare

A shocking and transgressive work from one of the key figures of postwar Japanese fiction

Fully translated into English for the first time, Nerval's autobiographical anthology encompasses...

Drawing on British Gothic fiction, German Romanticism and Dickensian humor, Jean Ray's tales mix ...

From Beehive Corner and Bert Flugelman's polished balls in Rundle Mall to the vineyards, churches...

Artist and writer Stephanie Radok possesses a unique international perspective. For over twenty y...

Abounding with larger-than-life characters, Searching for the Spirit traces the history of theoso...

A man of substance in war and in peace, Dr Donald Beard, AM, is a leader, and known for his compa...

He didn't look like he could jump a bull, but she knew he could. It was all in the hands, he'd of...

She is the one I really want; that wandering spirit, the woman who gave birth to my grandfather a...

In 1849, James Brown, a South Australian pastoralist, was charged with shooting dead nine Aborigi...

Are you uncomfortable with the thought of controlled crying? Unwilling to share your bed with you...

Silliness is to be savoured. It exposes the cracks in our reasoning, raising a gleeful two-finger...

He was once a bronzed lifesaver but is now a balding, overweight Beaurepaires manager nearing 40,...

Paul Heywood-Smith's interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict commenced in London in 1973 at the tim...

'The Collesses. Theirs is the story of Australia itself. Convicts, bushrangers, cattle thieves, p...

Dark Dreams: Australian refugee stories is a unique anthology of essays, interviews, and stories ...

My mount needed considerable encouragement. As we finally got into gear, I put up my pink parasol...

I drank Normandy farmhouse cider, ate strawberries dipped in red wine then sugar, and tasted truf...

Whenever I see a girl with a gold bikini, I think of Princess Leia. Here on the Gold Coast, gold ...

Art is always like thisMysterious as light. Quiet and insightful, raw in its simplicity, Kate Lle...

Cricket stories abound in Thwack!, from Jack Hobbs' adventures Down Under in the summer of 1907-0...

Colouring the Rainbow uncovers the often hidden world of Queer and Trans Blak Australia and tells...

In this book, for the first time, all of the State's grasses have been carefully drawn to show th...

Fred Rose's life takes us through rip-roaring tales from Australia's northern frontier to enthral...

South Australia was meant to be the perfect colony: free settlers, no crime, and no mental illnes...

Writing Learning examines the role of writing in various teaching and learning contexts. The focu...

In this lively, provocative collection, some of Australia's leading historians - and a Miles Fran...

Irish South Australia: new histories and insights is a fresh look at the Irish contribution to So...

This collection of river literature compiles both classic and cutting-edge essays of twenty-one w...

By 1848 famine has ravaged Ireland, and London remains undecided about what to do. A shortage of ...

I am indeed a part of all those I have met,and must learn who I am. A politician, a cooking con...

George Goyder was the first European explorer to see great salt lakes in the inland in flood and ...

The blood of Adonis, thought Sarah, remembering the church that was built like a pagan temple. Co...

When the girl brought my bowl she was in and out through the door like she couldn't move fast eno...

William Dampier, the 'devil's mariner' as he has been called, a far voyager and traveller extraor...

Fallout is the strange but true story of a celebrated Australian scientist's involvement in the 1...

In all her travels across the globe, Lydia Laube had always wanted to visit the intriguing island...

As Hitler's war looms, famous Australian artist Roland Griffin returns home from London with his ...

During the last century, global domestic cat numbers rocketed past 200 million, along with a surg...

This book is a scientific analysis of the soil and climatic factors affecting wine grape producti...

Colonial Cousins explores the historic relationships and connections between Australia and India,...