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Author: Anna Rauch Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3656652937 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 18
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 2, University of Innsbruck (Department of English), course: The Urban and the Rural in Australian Literature, language: English, abstract: In my paper I want to talk about the book The Bodysurfers (Robert Drewe) by focusing on the description of the different landscapes and the way people identify with it. I also find it important to mention the mixed feelings of the different characters, all of them living by the coast. While I was reading the book, I could notice the rather different ways of describing the landscapes, each narrator and character senses the surroundings differently. The environment in which the characters are living is one of the main topics of the book, it focuses on the descriptions and provides the reader with the opportunity to ‘live’ the book and to understand in a better way, how important the sea and the beach are for Australians. In The Bodysurfers the beach is the most popular and most described landscape. It is fantastic how many different ways of ‘seeing’ and ‘feeling’ the beach can be found in this book and how different varieties of language can influence the reader by providing him with many ways of understanding the characters. The Bodysurfers is not an easy book, maybe you have to read it twice, but it can give you a perfect possibility to deal with other nations and cultures and to distinguish between different characters and their ways of speaking and telling. When I was dealing with my topic I was impressed how ones opinion can change while reading a book, e.g. in one story the beach is described as a lonely and quiet place, in another story as a sand heap full of rubbish. In my paper I want, above all, to show these different ways of describing, on the one hand, describing by using different sorts of language and on the other hand describing, by ‘feeling’ and observing the place you live in. I want to show, that these depictions are the essence of the book and make it vivid, because “these stories breathe. Taut yet teeming with life, they are shot through with gritty phrases that catch at one's throat.” (Goodreads)
Author: Anna Rauch Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3656652937 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 18
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 2, University of Innsbruck (Department of English), course: The Urban and the Rural in Australian Literature, language: English, abstract: In my paper I want to talk about the book The Bodysurfers (Robert Drewe) by focusing on the description of the different landscapes and the way people identify with it. I also find it important to mention the mixed feelings of the different characters, all of them living by the coast. While I was reading the book, I could notice the rather different ways of describing the landscapes, each narrator and character senses the surroundings differently. The environment in which the characters are living is one of the main topics of the book, it focuses on the descriptions and provides the reader with the opportunity to ‘live’ the book and to understand in a better way, how important the sea and the beach are for Australians. In The Bodysurfers the beach is the most popular and most described landscape. It is fantastic how many different ways of ‘seeing’ and ‘feeling’ the beach can be found in this book and how different varieties of language can influence the reader by providing him with many ways of understanding the characters. The Bodysurfers is not an easy book, maybe you have to read it twice, but it can give you a perfect possibility to deal with other nations and cultures and to distinguish between different characters and their ways of speaking and telling. When I was dealing with my topic I was impressed how ones opinion can change while reading a book, e.g. in one story the beach is described as a lonely and quiet place, in another story as a sand heap full of rubbish. In my paper I want, above all, to show these different ways of describing, on the one hand, describing by using different sorts of language and on the other hand describing, by ‘feeling’ and observing the place you live in. I want to show, that these depictions are the essence of the book and make it vivid, because “these stories breathe. Taut yet teeming with life, they are shot through with gritty phrases that catch at one's throat.” (Goodreads)
Author: Robert Drewe Publisher: Penguin Group Australia ISBN: 0143180134 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 139
Book Description
Set among the surf and sandhills of the Australian beach âe" and the tidal changes of three generations of the Lang family âe" The Bodysurfers is an Australian classic. A short-story collection which has become a bestseller and been adapted for film, television, radio and the theatre, The Bodysurfers on its first publication marked a major change in Australian literature.
Author: Mark Wollard Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1450025900 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 222
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On a summer afternoon, Jack finds his life in unexpected transition as his job is eliminated. In response, he decides to take some time at the beach to rediscover who he is and what he wants out of life. To his surprise, his journey brings him together with a peacefully happy bodysurfer/beach philosopher, named Fin, who helps Jack discover that this time of transition is really a time of new beginnings to help Jack reach his highest potential in life. As Fin teaches Jack how to use the energy of a wave to enjoy a great bodysurfing experience, Jack learns how to use the energy of life so that he can trust his gut, jump in and enjoy the ride of his life.
Author: Robert Drewe Publisher: Penguin Group Australia ISBN: 174253578X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 23
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Haunted by the brutal murder of a local couple, David heads to his weekend shack with his new lover, Lydia, and his children from his recently crumbled marriage. Together they find escape, if only briefly, in the ocean and the bush. The Bodysurfers, the title story of Robert Drewe's classic first collection, is a vivid evocation of love, passion, terror and the beauty of the beach.
Author: Marta Dvorak Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP ISBN: 0773575715 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 384
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Tropes and Territories demonstrates how current debates in postcolonial criticism bear on the reading, writing, and status of short fiction. These debates, which hinge on competing definitions of "trope" (motif vs rhetorical turn) and "territory" (political or aesthetic), lead to studies of space, place, influence, and writing and reading practices across cultural divides. The essays also explore the character of diasporic writing, the cultural significance of oral tale-telling, and interconnections between socio/political issues and strategies of style.
Author: Robert Drewe Publisher: ISBN: 9780330270984 Category : Australia Languages : en Pages : 165
Book Description
Set among the surf and sandhills of the Australian beach - and the tidal changes of three generations of the Lang family - 'The Bodysurfers' is an Australian classic. A short-story collection which has become a bestseller and which has been adapted for film, television, radio and the theatre, 'The Bodysurfers', on its first publication, marked a major change in Australian literature.
Author: John R. K. Clark Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 0824860322 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 514
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Hawaiian Surfing is a history of the traditional sport narrated primarily by native Hawaiians who wrote for the Hawaiian-language newspapers of the 1800s. An introductory section covers traditional surfing, including descriptions of the six Hawaiian surf-riding sports (surfing, bodysurfing, canoe surfing, body boarding, skimming, and river surfing). This is followed by an exhaustive Hawaiian-English dictionary of surfing terms and references from Hawaiian-language publications and a special section of Waikiki place names related to traditional surfing. The information in each of these sections is supported by passages in Hawaiian, followed by English translations. The work concludes with a glossary of English-Hawaiian surfing terms and an index of proper names, place names, and surf spots.
Author: Alex Wade Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited ISBN: 1118340205 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 187
Book Description
This eclectic mix of surfing stories has something for everyone, from classic tales of monster waves and epic battles to stories of when life among the breakers goes wrong. There are accounts of death and disaster, as well as bravery and triumph. The bizarre and the extreme rub shoulders with perfect breaks and beautiful beaches. Be thrilled by legendary surfers, as well as learning about local heroes who never made the headlines. Each compelling tale has been chosen to stoke the fire of armchair surfers and hardcore wave-riders alike, and many are illustrated with colour photographs.
Author: Rosemary Kerr Publisher: Channel View Publications ISBN: 1845416708 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 402
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Roads and road tourism loom large in the Australian imagination as distance and mobility have shaped the nation’s history and culture, but roads are more than simply transport routes; they embody multiple layers of history, mythology and symbolism. Drawing on Australian travel writing, diaries and manuscripts, tourism literature, fiction, poetry and feature films, this book explores how Australians have experienced and imagined roads and road touring beyond urban settings: from Aboriginal ‘songlines’ to modern-day road trips. It also tells the stories of iconic roads, including the Birdsville Track, Stuart Highway and Great Ocean Road, and suggests alternative approaches to heritage and tourism interpretation of these important routes. The ongoing impact of the colonial past on Indigenous peoples and contemporary Australian society and culture – including representations of the road and road travel – is explored throughout the book. The volume offers a new way of thinking about roads and road tourism as important strands in a nation’s cultural fabric.
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