Three Uneasy Pieces

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First edition
Author Patrick White
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story collection
PublisherPascoe Publishing
Publication date
1987
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages59 pages
Preceded by The Cockatoos  

Three Uneasy Pieces is a collection of three short stories by Australian writer Patrick White, first published by Pascoe Publishing in 1987. [1] It is the final work of fiction he published in his life.

Contents

Contents

  1. The Screaming Potato
  2. Dancing with Both Feet on the Ground
  3. The Age of a Wart

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References

  1. "Three Uneasy Pieces by Patrick White". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2021-09-10.