Jan 1, 1995 · A disturbing tale about a young university student who loses herself in a destructive relationship, The River Ophelia will provoke, sadden and engage. Unconventional, compelling and …

Nov 9, 2017 · Justine Ettler was born in Sydney. She completed an MA in writing at UTS on a scholarship in 1990, and won an APRA scholarship in 1991 for her PhD in American Literature and …

The River Ophelia is an Australian novel by Justine Ettler first published by Picador in 1995. The story moves between first-person narrative to an unnamed observer.

Born in Sydney, Justine Ettler is the author of three novels. The River Ophelia, (Picador, 1995) was an instant best-seller in Australia and New Zealand, won best cover award and was short-listed for an …

Jan 18, 2018 · When published in 1995, Justine Ettler’s debut novel The River Ophelia received a lively critical reception. For some, the book exemplified a genre of gritty, in-ya-face writing then known as …

The River Ophelia critiques domestic violence and female desire through a postmodern feminist lens. The novel's 1995 reception was marred by misinterpretations of its genre and autobiographical …

Owning her power and experimenting with her own sexuality only leaves her feeling more empty and despairing than before. Both a parodic homage to and subversion of de show more Sade's Justine …

Nov 9, 2017 · Justine Ettler was born in Sydney. She completed an MA in writing at UTS on a scholarship in 1990, and won an APRA scholarship in 1991 for her PhD in American Literature and …

A new audience for Justine Ettler’s The River Ophelia: In conversation with the author Abstract This article, in the form of a conversation between novelist Justine Ettler and literary and cultural studies …

Ellis, like Ettler, has been conflated with his protagonists and, like Justine, Patrick Bateman is a notoriously unreliable narrator and so comparisons between the two texts and their authors seem …