Urban Shocks and Local Scandals: Blackrock and the Problem of Australian True-crime Fiction

Authors

  • Donna Lee Brien Queensland University of Technology

Keywords:

Nick Enright, crime fiction, Australian drama, film

Abstract

The article explores questions about Nick Enright's various dramatisations of the murder of Leigh Leigh, and the ethical relation of fiction to actual events.

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Published

2013-02-02

Issue

1999: Australian Writing and the City

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How to Cite

Urban Shocks and Local Scandals: Blackrock and the Problem of Australian True-crime Fiction. (2013). Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, 115-122. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/article/view/9576