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Te Herenga Waka aka Victoria University Press
Six by Six: Short Stories by New Zealand's Best Writers (VUP Classic)
Ed. Bill Manhire
Paperback
560 pp
ISBN: 9781776564361
First published in 1989 and reprinted numerous times, Six by Six remains the definitive introduction to the classic New Zealand short story.
Six by Six is a big, generous book. It shows the full range and vitality of New Zealand fiction published in the twentieth century. These are stories of pace and invention, mischief and melancholy, darkness and joy. From a two-page sketch by Patricia Grace to Maurice Duggan’s short novel ‘O’Leary’s Orchard’. From classics like Katherine Mansfield’s ‘The Garden Party’ and Frank Sargeson’s ‘Conversation with My Uncle’ to the contemporary brilliance of Owen Marshall and Janet Frame.
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Contents
Katherine Mansfield
The Woman at the Store
Prelude
The Daughters of the Late Colonel
Her First Ball
The Voyage
The Garden Party
Frank Sargeson
Conversation with My Uncle
An Affair of the Heart
The Making of a New Zealander
The Hole That Jack Dug
The Undertaker’s Story
Just Trespassing, Thanks
Maurice Duggan
A Small Story
In Youth is Pleasure
The Wits of Willie Graves
Blues for Miss Laverty
Along Rideout Road That Summer
O’Leary’s Orchard
Janet Frame
Keel and Kool
Solutions
The Reservoir
The Bull Calf
You Are Now Entering the Human Heart
Insulation
Patricia Grace
A Way of Talking
Valley
Between Earth and Sky
Waimarie
The Wall
Kahawai
Owen Marshall
The Master of Big Jingles
Kenneth’s Friend
The Seed Merchant
A Day with Yesterman
A Poet's Dream of Amazons
Off By Heart