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Crawley, University of Western Australia Press trade paperback, stiff card covers Jews have been in Australia since the First Fleet. Their stories of survival, arrival, adaptation and participation constitute one of multicultural Australia's great ethnic narratives. Freadman offers both a profound tribute and critique of the narratives Australian Jews have written about their lives. (edit.) 230 x 150mm., pp. xviii, 301, notes, biblio., index. Trade paperback, stiff card covers. Contents, no inscriptions; card covers, slightly rubbed on corners - no reading creases. NEAR FINE ISBN: 9780980296426
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This Crazy Thing a Life: Australian Jewish Autobiography Paperback - 2007
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- Title This Crazy Thing a Life: Australian Jewish Autobiography
- Author Richard Freadman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 319
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Western Australia Press, Perth
- Date 2007
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780980296426 / 0980296420
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Oceania
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Jewish Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Jews - Australia, Autobiography - Jewish authors
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007532687
- Dewey Decimal Code 920.009
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University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. featuring a photograph of Mr Glick of the bagel bakery of the same name, on the front cover, the book celebrates the 300 some books and autobiographies that Australian Jews have written. This book itself is the 1st comparative study of that large, varied and fascinating body of work. The author surveys the field as a whole, tracing demographic trends, recurrent themes, the impact of the Holocaust, and issues of gender, genre, testimony, truth telling, and literary value. And there are accessible discussions of humanist and post modern approaches to Holocaust memoir, migrant narrative and ethnic minority writing, together with background information about Judaism and the Australian Jewish Diaspora. The final section of the book is an anthology of short excerpts featuring both renowned and lesser-known writers. Size: Trade Paperback. 319 pages. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy. Multiple copies…
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University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. featuring a photograph of Mr Glick of the bagel bakery of the same name, on the front cover, the book celebrates the 300 some Books and autobiographies that Australian Jews have written. This book itself is the 1st comparative study of that large, varied and fascinating body of work. The author surveys the field as a whole, tracing demographic trends, recurrent themes, the impact of the Holocaust, and issues of gender, genre, testimony, truth telling, and literary value. And there are accessible discussions of humanist and post modern approaches to Holocaust memoir, migrant narrative and ethnic minority writing, together with background information about Judaism and the Australian Jewish Diaspora. The final section of the book is a man pathology of short excerpts featuring both renowned and lesser-known writers. Size: Trade Paperback. 319 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity…
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