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Monkey Grip is a 1977 novel by Australian writer Helen Garner, her first published book. It initially received a mixed critical reception, but has now become accepted as a classic of modern Australian literature. The novel deals with the life of single-mother Nora, as she narrates her increasingly tumultuous relationship with a flaky heroin ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Helen Garner. 3.71. 6,296 ratings528 reviews. In "Monkey Grip", Helen Garner charts the lives of a generation. Her characters are exploring new ways of loving and living - and nothing is harder than learning to love lightly. Nora and Javo are trapped in a desperate relationship.
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Monkey Grip is a 1982 Australian drama film directed by Ken Cameron. It is based on the novel, also titled Monkey Grip (1977), by Helen Garner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.
Set in Australia in the late 1970s, Monkey Grip follows single mother and writer Nora as she navigates the tumultuous cityscape of Melbourne’s bohemian underground, often with her young daughter Gracie in tow. When Nora falls in love with the flighty Javo, she becomes snared in the web of his addiction.
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Feb 20, 2024 · by Helen Garner (Author), Lauren Groff (Foreword) 3.7 493 ratings. See all formats and editions. The novel that launched the career of one of Australia’s greatest writers, following the doomed infatuations of a young, single mother, enthralled by the excesses of Melbourne's late-70s counterculture.
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Feb 7, 1984 · Originally published in 1977 in Australia, Helen Garner’s MONKEY GRIP, her debut, is a fascinating look at the turmoil of a relationship with a heroin addict. Only recently released in the states, MONKEY GRIP was Miss Garner’s debut novel that quickly cemented her as an author to watch.
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