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Katie Wilson
Short stories of Phillip Wilson Phillip Wilson published short stories throughout his life, individually and in two collections, Some Are Lucky (1960) and South Pacific Street (1984). Regarded as a “son of Sargeson”, Wilson acknowledged this early influence and inspiration in terms of narrative structure, New Zealand voice and vernacular. However, the Sargeson focus obscures Wilson’s own style and themes: war and returning home, interpersonal relationships, racism, connections to land. I discuss his writing through three anthologised stories: The Wedding, End of the River and One World. The stories connect the reader with New Zealand life post-World War II, while their reflective subjectivity resonates beyond the time and confines of a small south Pacific nation where, as Wilson suggests, life could be lucky for some. Biography Katie Wilson is a researcher, writer and librarian at Victoria University of Wellington. |
