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Voices Nearby is a timely contribution to the literature resources available to high school students. A wide range of contemporary material written from a number of perspectives is organised into eight thematically-based chapters, all highlighting the richness and diversity of the writing from cultures nearby.Throughout the anthology the growing importance of Australia's links to and relationship with the countries of the AsiaPacific region is given appropriate emphasis.
Key features: a collection drawn from novels, plays, autobiographies, short stories, poetry collections and interviews; material originally written in English and in translation; some poetry presented in both its original and translated formscareful positioning of the anthologised material so that similarities and contrasts (of the writing mode and/or experience) can be considered; questions and workshop activities which require students to write, discuss, listen, read and view; Text Guide boxes which explain and encourage the use of a range of written and spoken forms; chapter opening pages introduce the theme, authors and range of text types; glossary; biographical notes on the authors.