The Ballad of the Sade Cafe: Frank Moorhouse examines in gut-wrenching detail an evening of dining alone

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A King's College professor goes out for dinner on St. Valentine's Day only to find that Cambridge restaurants are full of couples dining by candlelight. Only after he is sent to another restaurant for single folks -- a dimly-lit place in which patrons read out of thick books -- does he realize the sadism involved with the lover's holiday.

United Kingdom, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Sociology, Social aspects, Behavior, Single people, Holidays, Saint Valentines Day

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Secrets of the confessional

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Short stories are not so much about high drama as they are about the low-key secrets of a writerEs existence. A review of the short stories written or published between August 2003 and September 2004 reveals the secrets, lies and fantasies of both the Australian writing community and the wider public.

Criticism and interpretation, Short stories, Authors, Australian, Australian writers

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Behind the legend

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The different aspects of a literary genius, Donald Redux Horne, are portrayed. He was a journalist, editor, novelist and writer of his autobiography from which a multifaceted personality emerges, leaving an ever lasting impression on people.

Novelists, Works, Newspaper editors, Horne, Donald

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