Peter Papathanasiou
@peterpapathanasiou.bsky.social
Author, novelist, screenwriter
Thanks to Meg Brayshaw from the University of Sydney for highlighting my 2023 MacLehose Press crime novel "The Pit" in her essay on quarry noir! ⛏️ theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: Australia’s ‘quarry noir’ mines our anxiety about our biggest industry
Mining has driven Australia’s prosperity and way of life. It’s also environmentally and socially destructive. Our mining crime novels explore this tension.
theconversation.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Thanks to Meg Brayshaw from the University of Sydney for highlighting my 2023 MacLehose Press crime novel "The Pit" in her essay on quarry noir! ⛏️ theconversation.com/friday-essay...