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Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby Mulboyne » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:16 am

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"Like his fictional protagonist, Andrew O'Connor divides his time between Japan and Australia"
Australian: Author's foreign intrigue a domestic hit
ANDREW O'Connor was a toddler when The Australian/Vogel Literary Award was launched 25 years ago. Yesterday, the 26-year-old Victorian took out the award with his sure-footed first novel, Tuvalu. A fresh-faced O'Connor confessed he was "still getting used to the idea" of winning the $20,000 prize, the nation's most respected award for an unpublished manuscript. Tuvalu is a tale of betrayal, love, lust and social dislocation set in Japan and Australia. It tells the story of a young Australian working in Japan and his relationships with two women - one Australian, one Japanese.
Our train trip out to sleek Odaiba was unremarkable, except for the fact Mami stole her ticket. While I was slotting change into the ticket machine, she set her face in a pout and strode up to the station-master. I had no inkling of what she was doing or why she was upset. Nor could I understand a word she was saying. But her pleading tone was clear. There was something she wanted from this fat balding man, something she was not meant to have. He peered through his window with the air of a harangued civil servant. Only when Mami shot him a stormy look did he shrug, print a ticket and slide it under the screen. He looked unhappy with the whole affair, but nevertheless bowed his head when thanked
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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby Charles » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:48 am

Australian... Literary... Award...

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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby kurohinge1 » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:14 am

Mulboyne wrote: ... Australian: Author's foreign intrigue a domestic hit
ANDREW O'Connor ... took out the award with his sure-footed first novel, Tuvalu. ...

Well done, Andrew. :clap: :kanpai:

But, on the subject of FG in Japan, what I'd really like to see is a TV series or movie based on Charimsa Man. :lol:

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Charisma Man is so ripe for a movie.

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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby Charles » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:46 am

kurohinge1 wrote:Well done, Andrew.

Perhaps you should express your appreciation for your fellow antipodean in a more tangible manner. It is traditional to send a symbolic gift upon a writer's first publication, a gift set of his favorite writing instruments.
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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby Greji » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:56 am

Charles wrote:
kurohinge1 wrote:Well done, Andrew.

Perhaps you should express your appreciation for your fellow antipodean in a more tangible manner. It is traditional to send a symbolic gift upon a writer's first publication, a gift set of his favorite writing instruments.


You could send him some of your extrinsic ones!
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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby Charles » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:09 pm

gboothe wrote:You could send him some of your extrinsic ones!

Could you rephrase that as a coherent, intelligible sentence?
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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby kurohinge1 » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:10 pm

kurohinge1 wrote:... Charisma Man is so ripe for a movie ...

It looks like someone came tantilisingly close ...

Charisma Man: The Movie

... The website FilmFights.com is having a contest next week for superhero themed short movies. I was thinking about making one based on the popular gaijin comic Charisma Man, since I figure I have just the right look for the part. Now where am I going to find someone geeky enough to play the part of Charisma Man as seen by western women? ...


And he even had a volunteer for the alter-ego role:

Larry Rodney [Visitor wrote:]I can play the part of Charisma Man. Talk to me for further details. Larry
04/18/05 @ 11:44


So close, and yet, ...

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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby Socratesabroad » Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:12 pm

Charles wrote:Perhaps you should express your appreciation for your fellow antipodean in a more tangible manner. It is traditional to send a symbolic gift upon a writer's first publication, a gift set of his favorite writing instruments.


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And I thought irony was dying. Always a pleasure, Charles :wink:
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charisma man the movie

Postby Hokgwai » Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:35 pm

great idea....

Charisma Man the Movie..

problem is I think only expats would get the idea....
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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby Greji » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:09 pm

Charles wrote:
gboothe wrote:You could send him some of your extrinsic ones!

Could you rephrase that as a coherent, intelligible sentence?


Why? You just answered the question!

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Postby Mennon » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:24 pm

Speaking to a publisher, she says she's sick of getting these obviously autobiographical first novels, and is dying for something with a little imagination and FICTION!
But they still keep on publishing them. I guess people still want to read them. For good Aussie FICTION, try Anthony O'Neil.
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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby amdg » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:00 pm

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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

Postby kurohinge1 » Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:56 pm

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Another Award-Winning Ozzie Book

Postby Charles » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:47 am

Author Weaves Violence Into Kid's Book
ADELAIDE, Australia - As children's books go, this one is a bit of a departure: depictions of children running across a busy road with their eyes shut and a boy setting fire to his head.
"The Bad Book," by Andy Griffiths, has also captured the attention of South Australian lawmaker Vickie Chapman, who wants it withdrawn from primary school libraries in the state.
"This book is completely unacceptable . . . and I urge all teachers and principals to ensure their school does not own a copy," Chapman said Thursday. "It also could encourage children to participate in some life-threatening behavior."
On his web site, Griffiths defended his book, saying it is a "hilarious and irreverent collection of cautionary tales and violent demonstrations that serves as a warning to children and their parents everywhere."
But Chapman questioned what type of message it was sending to children.
"On one page of the book a child says to his mother: 'Mummy can I run across this very busy six-lane highway with my eyes shut?' to which the mother replies: 'Well, I don't know'" she said.
The child later runs across the road with a picture of him getting hit by a car.
"Another page of the book states: 'Little Willy took a match and set fire to his head. Said little Willy as it burnt, soon I will be dead.'"
The Bad Book was published in 2004 and was recently voted the favorite children's book in Queensland state.
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Re: Japan Theme Bags Oz Literary Award

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2nd prize?

Postby Adam » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:17 am

Looks like Japan is the flavour of the month in Oz!
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