The collection documents Jose's career as a writer. It includes drafts, correspondence, cuttings and reviews for The Possession of Amber (1980), Ideas of the Restoration in english literature, 1660-71 (1984), Rowena's field (1984), Feathers or lead (1986), Paper nautilus (1987), Avenue of eternal peace (1989), Rabbit in the moon (a play, 1992), Dead city (a play, 1994), Wives of Kwong (television drama, 1994-95), The rose crossing (1994), The finish line (1994), the Chinese whispers, cultural essays (1995) and the ESL study guide (ca. 1995). The correspondents include Rosemary Creswell, Janet Parfenovics, Paula Latos-Valier, Ron Radford, John McPhee, Dinah Dysart, Yang Wen-i, Johnson Chang, George Papaellinas, Kate Jones, Neil Olson, Ian Templeman, University of Queensland Press and Penguin Australia. An addition of 2 boxes has been received.
Author. Jose lived and worked in various parts of Australia, England, Italy and China. He lectured in English at ANU and was Cultural Counsellor for the Australian Embassy in Beijing in 1987-1990. Jose's publications include short stories, novels and a book on English literature. See the Oxford campanion to Australian literature, 2nd ed. (pp. 418-419).
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