Barrowman Fergus (54 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Picador Book Of Contemporary New Zealand Fiction This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sport was conceived in the back of Damien Wilkins' yellow Ford Escort he tells the story in the introduction to Great Sporting Moments and born in spring 1988. A Game of Two Halves: The Best of Sport 20052019 chronicles the second half of Aotearoa New Zealand's most exciting literary magazine's life. 'It wasn't going to have a manifesto,' founding editor Fergus Barrowman remembers. 'It was clear to all of us that experimental writing or postmodern writing, call it what you like was just as rulebound as literary realism, and no more likely to be any good; that experienced writers took as many risks as beginning writers; and that older beginning writers Barbara Anderson! were just as alive in the moment of self-discovery as young writers.' This book looks back through the fifteen issues of Sport from 2005 to 2019. In 600 pages it presents fiction, poetry, essays and oddities by 100 of our best writers, from leading lights like Bill Manhire, Ashleigh Young and Elizabeth Knox, to emerging glow worms like Tayi Tibble, Ruby Solly and Eamonn Marra. Fergus Barrowman has been the Publisher of Victoria University of Wellington Press since 1985, and founded Sport along with Nigel Cox, Elizabeth Knox and Damien Wilkins in 1988. He edited the Picador Book of Contemporary New Zealand Fiction in 1996. Chronicles the second half of Aotearoa New Zealands most exciting literary magazines life. This book looks back through the fifteen issues of Sport from 2005 to 2019. In 600 pages it presents fiction, poetry, essays and oddities by 100 writers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Sport was conceived in the back of Damien Wilkins' yellow Ford Escort - he tells the story in the introduction to Great Sporting Moments - and born in spring 1988. A Game of Two Halves: The Best of Sport 2005- 2019 chronicles the second half of Aotearoa New Zealand' s most exciting literary magazine' s life.' It wasn' t going to have a manifesto,' founding editor Fergus Barrowman remembers. ' It was clear to all of us that experimental writing - or postmodern writing, call it what you like - was just as rulebound as literary realism, and no more likely to be any good; that experienced writers took as many risks as beginning writers; and that older beginning writers - Barbara Anderson! - were just as alive in the moment of self-discovery as young writers.' This book looks back through the fifteen issues of Sport from 2005 to 2019. In 600 pages it presents fiction, poetry, essays and oddities by 100 of our best writers, from leading lights like Bill Manhire, Ashleigh Young and Elizabeth Knox, to emerging glow worms like Tayi Tibble, Ruby Solly and Eamonn Marra.…

Soft cover. Condition: Cover Slightly Worn. No Jacket. First. Age spots.

Soft cover. Condition: Good To Worn - Browned, Marks. First Picador Edition. Curled edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First. Nigel Cox, Bill Manhire, Charles Juliet, Ian Wedde, G J Melling, Geoff Cochrane, Brian Turner, Samara McDowell, Peter Hall-Jones, James Brown, Ashleigh Young, Anna Livesey, Frances Samuel, kate Camp, Stephanie de Montalk, Christine Johnston, Richard von Sturmer, Cliff fell, James McNaughton, Kerry Popplewell, Andrew Johnston, Laurence fearnley, Pierre Furlan, C K Stead, Anna Jackson, Debbie Hill, Emma Neale, Hinemoana Baker, Nick Ascroft, Elizabeth Smither, Matthew Boyd Goldie, Tom Weston, Vincent O'Sullivan, Chris Else.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A very good clean copy. Interview with Nigel Cox as well as many other contributers.

Soft cover. Condition: Good.

Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Paperback (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 208 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 500 pages. cover and spine worn, cover faded, page edge foxed and tanned, text tannedThis diverse and imaginative anthology of New Zealand fiction, drawn from the la st fifteen years, charts the changes and conflicts within New Zealand society as well as the development of a strong and complex literary heritage.Half the writers emerged during the period the anthology covers; all are still active at its end. Starting with Janet Frame, C. K. Stead and Maurice Gee, the collection goes on to explore the fabular modes of Maori fiction, as demonstrated by Keri H ulme and Witi Ihimaera, and the growing strength of women writers, represented b y Sue McCauley, Fiona Kidman and Barbara Anderson (who prompted Nick Hornby to w rite. 'It now seems only a matter of time before Wellington replaces New York as the literary capital of the world') and closes with the nascent voices of an ex citing new wave of young writers, including Damien Wilkins and Emily Perkins.This anthology is a timely and important look at contemporary New Zealand ficti on, and a creative exploration of a living and vibrant literature which both ref lects and challenges the changes of its society.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Heavy. Tanning on FEP.

Condition: New. 2023. paperback. . . . . .

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Near Fine Pp 160. Julian Dashper (illustrator).

Condition: New. 2023. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. ISSN 0113-7891. Owner's Name inside. Fading on cover spine. Light foxing on first page. 197 pages.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sport was conceived in the back of Damien Wilkins' yellow Ford Escort he tells the story in the introduction to Great Sporting Moments and born in spring 1988. A Game of Two Halves: The Best of Sport 20052019 chronicles the second half of Aotearoa New Zealand's most exciting literary magazine's life. 'It wasn't going to have a manifesto,' founding editor Fergus Barrowman remembers. 'It was clear to all of us that experimental writing or postmodern writing, call it what you like was just as rulebound as literary realism, and no more likely to be any good; that experienced writers took as many risks as beginning writers; and that older beginning writers Barbara Anderson! were just as alive in the moment of self-discovery as young writers.' This book looks back through the fifteen issues of Sport from 2005 to 2019. In 600 pages it presents fiction, poetry, essays and oddities by 100 of our best writers, from leading lights like Bill Manhire, Ashleigh Young and Elizabeth Knox, to emerging glow worms like Tayi Tibble, Ruby Solly and Eamonn Marra. Fergus Barrowman has been the Publisher of Victoria University of Wellington Press since 1985, and founded Sport along with Nigel Cox, Elizabeth Knox and Damien Wilkins in 1988. He edited the Picador Book of Contemporary New Zealand Fiction in 1996. Chronicles the second half of Aotearoa New Zealands most exciting literary magazines life. This book looks back through the fifteen issues of Sport from 2005 to 2019. In 600 pages it presents fiction, poetry, essays and oddities by 100 writers. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. 160 pages. Cover worn.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 160 pages. Cover worn.