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The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland [Paperback]

D'Arcy Niland (Author), Ruth Park (Editor, Introduction)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Open market ed edition (19 Nov 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140089276
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140089271
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,142,016 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, masterful and unexpected 3 Jan 2009
By Sophie Masson VINE™ VOICE
These are some of the best short stories I've ever read, certainly the best short stories by an Australian writer ever. D'Arcy Niland's talents for atmosphere, imagery, richness of language and understanding of the human heart--and his intimations of the otherworld that lies just beyond our mortal ken--are here displayed in their full brilliance. I prefer his stories to his novels--his art is most sparklingly and deeply apparent in these small gems. From murder to ghosts, love to hatred, the natural world and racial prejudice, Niland skillfully and heartbreakingly creates memorable and unexpected stories that linger in the mind and heart. A loving and perceptive introduction by wife Ruth Park, herself a wonderful writer, completes the joy of this collection. Not to be missed. It should never have been allowed to go out of print!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Real reading 7 April 2013
By Sissytook - Published on Amazon.com
I've said it before and it still goes, you can't beat the writers from the past who put their heart, soul and guts into their writing... well before any publisher came along with a cushy contract.

Darcy Niland is one of those authors who takes ordinary lives and turns them into the unforgettable.

This is a superb collection of stories and I recommend them to everyone.
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