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He Died With A Felafel In His Hand

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
Author John Birmingham
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Comedy, auto-Biographical novel
Publisher The Yellow Press
Publication date
1994
Media type Print (hardcover and paperback)
ISBN
OCLC 221745424
Followed by The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand is a non-fiction novel by Australian author John Birmingham, first published in 1994 by The Yellow Press (). The story consists of a collection of colourful anecdotes about living in share houses in Brisbane and other cities in Australia with variously dubious housemates. The title refers to a deceased heroin addict found in one such house. The book was subsequently adapted into a popular stage play and, in 2001, was made into a film by Richard Lowenstein, starring Noah Taylor, Emily Hamilton and Sophie Lee. A sequel, The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco, was published in 1998.

In 2004, to celebrate the book's ten-year anniversary, Birmingham approached comic artist Ryan Vella to produce a graphic novel of the book. The pair met in April of that year at Artspace Mackay, for the opening of the Headspace exhibition. The comic was published in September 2004 by Duffy & Snellgrove ().

While the book is not written in a linear fashion the order of houses (and house mates) John lives in is as follows:

1st Place - The Boulevade

Tom moved out and is replaced by

2nd Place

3rd Place - King Street

Taylor at the time was having personal issues. He ambushed his fellow housemates with a toy gun after hiding for an hour. He told them if it was a real gun they would all be dead. John saw this as good reason to move out

4th Place - Duke Street (Brisbane)

John moves out for reasons not made clear

5th Place - Melbourne

John moves out when her loud sex sessions became too much to bear

6th Place - Fitzroy

As a result of the fallout from this new relationship Greg moves out and John follows suit

7th Place - Carlton

After trying to freeze out the Daves from the house by cutting off the gas and electricity John gives in and moves to a loft in Fitzroy

8th Place - Fitzroy

After Wendell’s threats to kill him, John moves out and sleeps round friends


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