Talk:Helen Garner

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Critics in her home country Australia are divided as to the merit of Garner's work. Mainstream publications regard her as one of Australia's finest writers, but underground thinkers dismiss her work entirely.

Would you like to cite some evidence for the claim about "underground thinkers"? I know that The First Stone made her persona non grata amongst some feminists, but the article's claim is considerably wider. --Robert Merkel 00:58, 12 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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To the non-logged in contributor from Melbourne University who originated this article, I have decided to split off a seperate article on The First Stone. If I recall correctly, the criticism of the book was considerably more multi-pronged than what was stated, and a more complete analysis would be more appropriate for a seperate article IMO.

By the way, have you considered getting an account here? You can use a pseudonym if you want. --Robert Merkel 07:19, 13 Aug 2003 (UTC)

[edit] 'La Mama: The Story of a Theatre' edit

Cosmolino edited: Non-fiction writing - 'removed incorrext attribution of a book'. I assume good faith about Cosmolino's edit. OK, so it is a fact that Garner is not the sole author of the book. However - see the results of a Google of 'Jones Burstall Garner "La Mama"' - if Garner is not considered a co-author, she's at least a named contributor to the book.
Cosmolino's edit also muddled a few links - will fix them. --Shirt58 13:37, 31 March 2007 (UTC)