Nicholas Jose

Nicholas Jose served as Cultural Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Beijing from 1987 to 1990, a pivotal period in China's history. Since then, he has played a significant role in fostering artistic relations between the two countries. The title of his new collection of stories, Bapo, refers to an unusual form of Chinese painting that tricks the eye into...

New work by celebrated novelist and essayist Nicholas Jose, set against the turmoil of the independence movement in East Timor Set in Australia, East Timor and Washington in the lead-up to the independence referendum in East Timor in 1999, The Idealist is a novel which explores the entanglement of private and public life. It is a political mystery, the portrait...

Some of the best, most significant writing produced in Australia over more than two centuries is gathered in this landmark anthology. Covering all genres—from fiction, poetry, and drama to diaries, letters, essays, and speech—the anthology maps the development of one of the great literatures in English in all its energy and variety. The writing reflects the diverse experiences of Australians...

Original Face by Nicholas Jose is a gripping novel that weaves a tale of mystery and intrigue. Lewis Lin, a taxi driver and photographer who has recently arrived from Beijing, becomes entangled in a dangerous web of deceit. When a body is discovered on the outskirts of suburban Sydney, skinned and without a face, Lin finds himself drawn into the...