Lusi Austin

Gebundenes Buch

Jack's Visit to Cowra (Japanese)

Beschreibung

The beloved story of Jack's Visit to Cowra - is now available in Japanese. Translated by Teruko Sharif, Jack's Visit to Cowra is the story of a young city boy who travels to the country to spend the weekend with his grandparents. Whilst there, Jack hears the compelling story of a Japanese man once found by his Pa in a chicken coop. Jack learns that during a time of war, Cowra was chosen as a place to have a camp of captured Japanese soldiers. Pa recalls the night that the soldiers broke out. Jack's Visit to Cowra also deals with the post-war restoration and friendship that occurred between Japan and Australia because of the kindness shown by the people of Cowra. This new edition into Japanese opens up the story to an international audience.

Autor

Lusi is a multi-disciplinary creative of bi-racial heritage (Fijian/Australian), passionate about authentic storytelling in its many forms. Her arts practice is rooted in engaging with people from regional communities-particularly her own-on Wiradjuri Country (Cowra). She explores inter-generational and cross-cultural narratives as a way to uncover grassroots community stories, which she then returns to those communities through a layered artistic practice. Her most recent theatre work, Intertwined, exemplifies this approach.Lusi is deeply committed to capturing stories that reflect the social, cultural, environmental, and historical fabric of a town. This is achieved through sitting with locals and listening to those who are willing to share their experiences.Inspired by place and people, she uses a variety of artforms to represent and reframe these stories, offering them back to communities in new and meaningful ways. Her work spans song, poetry, spoken word theatre, visual arts, and podcast episodes to create rich, professional artistic expressions.As an artist, Lusi applies her diverse skillset to create responsive and respectful works that aim to preserve stories and legacies, while fostering lasting connections within communities.Lusi wrote, illustrated and published her children's book 'Jack's Visit to Cowra' (2021 - sold at the National Library Bookshop, Canberra) and was the recipient of the NSW Government ANZAC Community Grant to have her book printed and distributed to regional, rural and remote libraries across the state. Lusi strives to contribute artistically to a lasting legacy of peace, community and beauty in the world. She is thrilled to have had Teruko Sharif kindly translate 'Jack's Visit to Cowra' into Japanese.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lusiana Austin
• Seitenzahl: 28
• Altersempfehlung: 6 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 393g
• ISBN-13: 9780645306323
• ISBN-10: 0645306320
• Artikelnr.: 70565939