Approximate Life

Approximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories brings together three acclaimed collections for the ï¬rst time. Letters to Francesca (1996), The Prince (1997) and Duckness (1998) range across forms, from short story to novella and screenplay, and from surrealism to hyperreality-connected by common characters as well as themes of identity, authenticity and artiï¬ce. They are playful and poignant, satirical and serious, with echoes of Borges and Calvino grounded in a distinctly Australian perspective.




'Witty, playful, cheeky, dazzled by the possibilities of allusion and illusion...'

-Giles Gordon, The Times