{"product_id":"short-blacks-classic-shots-of-australian-writing-12-volume-box-set","title":"‘Short Blacks: Classic Shots of Australian Writing’ 12-volume box set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden min-h-8 relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePublished by Black Inc. in 2015, \u003cem\u003eShort Blacks\u003c\/em\u003e gathers twelve compact pieces of Australian writing: essays, reportage, memoir, political argument and cultural criticism, each designed to be read more like a shot than a meal.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelen Garner writes through landscape and perception in \u003cem\u003eRegions of Thick-Ribbed Ice\u003c\/em\u003e; Robyn Davidson through movement and place in \u003cem\u003eNo Fixed Address\u003c\/em\u003e; Anna Krien through drinking culture in \u003cem\u003eBooze Territory\u003c\/em\u003e; Robert Manne takes on Julian Assange in \u003cem\u003eCypherpunk Revolutionary\u003c\/em\u003e; Richard Flanagan writes on freedom and Australian public life; Galarrwuy Yunupingu on tradition, truth and Indigenous political thought. Also included are works by Les Murray, Noel Pearson, David Malouf, Simon Leys, John Birmingham and Karen Hitchcock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaken together, they make a sharp little cross-section of Australian intellectual and literary life. The original box set contains all twelve volumes and ran to 976 pages collectively. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is only sold as a full set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Inc., Melbourne, 2015. First box-set edition. Twelve paperback volumes housed in the original printed card slipcase. Books show only light handling and shelf wear; bindings firm and interiors clean. Slipcase has more noticeable rubbing, creasing and wear to corners and edges, including splitting\/fraying at one end as pictured. Overall books very good; box bit tatty but together.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46218648551507,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/novels_novellas_72.png?v=1789084593","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/short-blacks-classic-shots-of-australian-writing-12-volume-box-set","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}