The Prince by Tim Richards (about the annual festival of killing that takes place in a Melbourne suburb) is superb, as are his short stories. Eucalyptus by Murray Bail is excellent, as is Joan Makes History by Kate Grenville. Work by any one other than the English has a tendency to get ignored, especially in taught courses.
There is still a real snobbishness about ‘literature’ in England, which frustrates me deeply. Lisa D’Onofrio Most overlooked/underrated novels Many Australian books are overlooked over in the UK. I haven’t done yet, but I am still hoping to. The book I’d most like to reread, if I could find it again As I was reading Conversations in Bolzano (see above), I kept thinking, ‘I must start this again as soon as I have finished it’. Much of the book is in the form of monologues by one or other of the central characters, and I found it spellbinding. It is great that a poet could translate this, because the language is incredibly beautiful and rich.
This one was translated by George Szirtes, a poet from Hungary. But one I have read lately that might come into this category is Conversations in Bolzano by Hungarian writer Sandor Marai, who also wrote Embers. Myra Connell My favourite novel that no-one else seems to have heard of I tend to keep myself to myself a lot and not find out what is current and what not. Nicholas Blincoe My favourite novel that no-one else seems to have heard of The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G.B. Try Everything And More or The Knot Garden. He writes twisted, surreal, silly, story driven, comic novels. My favourite novelist that no-one else seems to have heard of I discovered Geoff Nicholson, a Sheffield born novelist now living in the US, in Ambit magazine. I’ve just finished writing the introduction. It’s been out of print thirty years, but is reissued by Trent Editions in 2006. At least it got his name into circulation again.ĭavid Belbin My favourite novel that no-one else seems to have heard of Stanley Middleton’s Harris’s Requiem is the best novel about music I’ve read, and I’ve read a few. There was a great chattering classes debate.
Rechy had some bad publicity a few months back when he got caught reviewing his own books on Amazon. Once very famous/influential, now largely forgotten, novel concerning rent boys in metropolitan America.
Joe Ambrose Most overlooked novel City of Night by John Rechy. Pulp.Net advertises itself as “a webspace that feels like a book.” One of its regular features is “Top 10,” in which writers respond to questions such as “What’s the best short story I’ve ever read?” and “Favorite bookshop?” There’s usually one related to neglected books.
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