158:
and be depressed about it. Jerra, a failed rock musician, chose marriage, and is now the stay at home carer who wonders where the music, happiness, and money of his earlier life has gone. Rachel doesn't address the cause of her problems, but moves on from them, determined to better herself with education and a career. Jerra's father accepts his illness (cancer), but rather than wallowing in it, decides to make the most of his remaining days. The unnamed boy in "No Memory Comes" uses denial to deal with his problems, assuring himself that things are not changing, and that 'he doesn't mind' when things do. Queenie
Cookson is possibly the most successful, going back to her old town to confront her past demons, deal with them, and then be able to move on in her life.
157:
Perhaps the most prominent theme throughout all the stories is not necessarily the adversity these people are placed under, but the way in which they react to the problems confronting them. For example, Jerra Nilsam doesn't try to deal with his problems at all; preferring to accept his circumstances
172:
Many of the stories mentioned in this book relate to two common characters found throughout the book, Jerra and Rachel Nilsam. Rachel and Jerra are two very separated people who learn to live together through the birth of their son Sam. Sam provides the two with a connection which ultimately always
22:
131:
Although many of the stories do not contain references to any particular setting, it is most likely that all stories in the anthology are set in
517:
476:
146:
Most of the stories deal with relationships which are placed under hardship and stress, it also deals with the theme of men and
207:
507:
337:
53:
It is an anthology which consists of 14 short stories, seven of which feature the characters Jerra, Rachel and Sam Nilsam:
177:
165:
Madigan, rather than dealing with the actual problems arising from his wife's rape, decides to deal with the cause,
269:"Book Review : No Excuses: Writing Is the Best Revenge : Minimum of Two by Tim Winton 23 May 1988"
128:
Stories marked with * indicate stories which feature the recurring characters Jerra, Rachel and Sam Nilsam.
239:
512:
268:
460:
330:
132:
484:
8:
323:
385:
294:
377:
136:
409:
211:
151:
361:
433:
425:
26:
501:
441:
30:
140:
393:
180:
reading list, as an option for study by Year 11 and 12 English
Students.
166:
147:
43:
417:
401:
346:
47:
118:
Death
Belongs to the Dead, His Father Told Him, and Sadness to the Sad
369:
21:
315:
189:
1988 Winner
Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction
173:
pulls them through their everyday and life struggles.
176:Since 2005, the anthology has been included in the
499:
331:
338:
324:
46:by multi award-winning Australian writer
20:
500:
518:Short story collections by Tim Winton
319:
263:
261:
234:
232:
230:
228:
13:
14:
529:
258:
225:
169:once he is released from prison.
345:
287:
200:
1:
240:"Minimum of Two – Tim Winton"
193:
154:style typical of Tim Winton.
508:1987 short story collections
42:is the second collection of
7:
10:
534:
452:
353:
183:
150:. They are written in a
139:, around the late (post-
295:"Tin Winton Author Bio"
34:
25:First edition (publ.
24:
161:In the title story
513:Fiction about rape
386:In the Winter Dark
167:killing her rapist
73:The Water was Dark
35:
16:Book by Tim Winton
495:
494:
378:That Eye, The Sky
273:Los Angeles Times
246:. 3 November 2014
137:Western Australia
525:
340:
333:
326:
317:
316:
310:
309:
307:
305:
291:
285:
284:
282:
280:
265:
256:
255:
253:
251:
236:
223:
222:
220:
219:
210:. Archived from
208:"Minimum of two"
204:
143:) 20th century.
123:Blood and Water*
78:Nilsam's Friend*
533:
532:
528:
527:
526:
524:
523:
522:
498:
497:
496:
491:
477:Blood and Water
448:
362:An Open Swimmer
349:
344:
314:
313:
303:
301:
293:
292:
288:
278:
276:
267:
266:
259:
249:
247:
238:
237:
226:
217:
215:
206:
205:
201:
196:
186:
103:The Strong One*
63:No Memory Comes
17:
12:
11:
5:
531:
521:
520:
515:
510:
493:
492:
490:
489:
481:
473:
469:Minimum of Two
465:
456:
454:
450:
449:
447:
446:
438:
434:Lockie Leonard
430:
422:
414:
406:
398:
390:
382:
374:
366:
357:
355:
351:
350:
343:
342:
335:
328:
320:
312:
311:
286:
257:
224:
198:
197:
195:
192:
191:
190:
185:
182:
163:Minimum of two
126:
125:
120:
115:
110:
105:
100:
98:Bay of Angels*
95:
90:
85:
83:Minimum of Two
80:
75:
70:
65:
60:
58:Forest Winter*
39:Minimum Of Two
27:McPhee Gribble
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
530:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
505:
503:
487:
486:
482:
479:
478:
474:
471:
470:
466:
463:
462:
458:
457:
455:
453:Short stories
451:
444:
443:
439:
436:
435:
431:
428:
427:
423:
420:
419:
415:
412:
411:
407:
404:
403:
399:
396:
395:
391:
388:
387:
383:
380:
379:
375:
372:
371:
367:
364:
363:
359:
358:
356:
352:
348:
341:
336:
334:
329:
327:
322:
321:
318:
300:
296:
290:
275:. 23 May 1988
274:
270:
264:
262:
245:
244:Vulpes Libris
241:
235:
233:
231:
229:
214:on 2011-06-29
213:
209:
203:
199:
188:
187:
181:
179:
174:
170:
168:
164:
159:
155:
153:
149:
144:
142:
138:
134:
129:
124:
121:
119:
116:
114:
111:
109:
106:
104:
101:
99:
96:
94:
91:
89:
88:Distant Lands
86:
84:
81:
79:
76:
74:
71:
69:
66:
64:
61:
59:
56:
55:
54:
51:
49:
45:
44:short stories
41:
40:
32:
28:
23:
19:
483:
475:
468:
467:
459:
440:
432:
424:
416:
408:
400:
392:
384:
376:
368:
360:
302:. Retrieved
298:
289:
277:. Retrieved
272:
248:. Retrieved
243:
216:. Retrieved
212:the original
202:
175:
171:
162:
160:
156:
145:
141:World War II
130:
127:
122:
117:
112:
107:
102:
97:
92:
87:
82:
77:
72:
67:
62:
57:
52:
38:
37:
36:
18:
485:The Turning
437:(1990-1997)
394:Cloudstreet
148:masculinity
502:Categories
418:Dirt Music
402:The Riders
347:Tim Winton
304:19 January
279:23 January
250:19 January
218:2011-03-08
194:References
152:minimalist
48:Tim Winton
299:Booktopia
461:Scission
410:Blueback
370:Shallows
68:Gravity*
108:Holding
31:Penguin
488:(2005)
480:(1993)
472:(1987)
464:(1985)
445:(2013)
429:(2008)
426:Breath
421:(2001)
413:(1998)
405:(1994)
397:(1991)
389:(1988)
381:(1986)
373:(1984)
365:(1982)
354:Novels
184:Awards
442:Eyrie
133:Perth
113:More*
306:2017
281:2017
252:2017
93:Laps
178:VCE
504::
297:.
271:.
260:^
242:.
227:^
135:,
50:.
339:e
332:t
325:v
308:.
283:.
254:.
221:.
33:)
29:/
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
