The Whistler
| Title | The Whistler |
| Year for Search | 1998 |
| Authors | Johnson, Stephanie(b. 1961) |
| Date Published | 1998 |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Place Published | St. Leonards, NSW, Australia |
| Keywords | Aotearoa New Zealand author, Female author |
| Annotation | Complex novel set in a future, overpopulated, violent Australia. Stories are told by a genetically re-engineered dog (no legs and no bark among other changes) who both remembers past lives and describes and comments on the current situation. In the future Australia, prostitution has become the official Relief Corps, half the population barely ever leaves their homes while others risk the constant violence for thrills, and tower blocks are ruled by local kings. Chapter 10 describes one of the dog's earlier lives in a lesbian eutopia. |
| Additional Publishers | New Zealand ed. Auckland, New Zealand: Vintage, 1998. |
| Holding Institutions | ATL, VUW |
| Author Note | Aotearoa/New Zealand female author (b. 1961). |
| Full Text | 1998 Johnson, Stephanie (b. 1961). The Whistler. St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin. New Zealand ed. Auckland, New Zealand: Vintage, 1998. ATL, VUW Complex novel set in a future, overpopulated, violent |
