Title: The Picador book of contemporary New Zealand fiction /
Authors: Barrowman, Fergus.
Publisher: Picador,
Year: 1996
Subjects: New Zealand fiction; Short stories, New Zealand; New Zealand Social life and customs Fiction.
Abstract: "This anthology represents New Zealand fiction published from 1979 to the end of 1994"--P. vii.
Contents: Insulation / Janet Frame -- from The house of strife / Maurice Shadbolt -- from Prowlers / Maurice Gee -- The dreamtime ; from All visitors ashore / C.K. Stead -- The last of Freddie / Vincent O'Sullivan / The bridge-builder / Margaret Mahy -- Ponies / Bill Manhire -- from Symmes Hole / Ian Wedde -- Fog / Russell Haley -- from Bulibasha, king of the gypsies / Witi Ihimaera -- The balloonfish and the armadillo / Albert Wendt -- Toko from Potiki / Patricia Grace -- Hats / Fiona Kidman -- A day with yesterman / Owen Marshall -- Te tohunga makutu / Apirana Taylor -- from Other halves / Sue McCauley -- Te kaihau, the windeater / Keri Hulme -- Swimming to Australia / Lloyd Jones -- Mrs Pratt goes to China / Shonagh Koea -- from Pomare / Elizabeth Knox -- A story about Skinny Louie -- Gregory O'Brien / The verge of losing somebody ; from Diesel mystic -- The road to Damascus / Anne Kennedy.