The Drover's Wives

`In his supercalifragilisticexpialidocious new book Ryan O'Neill does something stunningly original using Henry Lawson's The Drover's Wife - turning it into a bravura literary game. I have never read a work like this before. It is a perfect reference book and teaching aid for teachers and students of English by illustrating the rich variety of ways we play with and use the language. A cerebrally imaginative tour de force' - Frank Moorhouse, `Playful, inventive and often laugh-out-loud funny, The Drover's Wives is a brilliant array of Oulipo-inspired exercises in style' - David Belbin

101 modern re-tellings of the classic Australian short story The Drover's Wife by Henry LawsonHenry Lawson's short story The Drover's Wife is an Australian classic that has sparked interpretations on the page, on canvas and on the stage. But it has never been so thoroughly, or hilariously, reimagined as by Ryan O'Neill, remixing and revising Lawson's masterpiece in 101 different ways. The variations include a a pop song, a sporting commentary, a 1980s computer game, an insurance claim, a Hollywood movie adaptation, a cryptic crossword and even the selection of paint swatches you can see on this back cover. Inventive and unexpected, this is laugh-out-loud literature from the author of the award-winning Their Brilliant Careers. Inventive and unexpected, this is laugh-out-loud literature from one of Australia's finest satirists.