Antigone Kefala

Broschiertes Buch

The Island

Beschreibung

A dazzling portrait of displacement, of love, and of longing from one of Australia's most significant and overlooked women writers. Melina was born abroad and raised on the island. She asks her Aunt Niki about life before. She notices how people look at her, strain to understand her. She is full of longing for unknown things. The island occupies a liminal space between Melina's present moment and memories of the place her relatives still call home. Originally published in 1984, The Island is considered an overlooked masterpiece of Australian fiction. In prose charged with feeling and sharp with observation, Kefala captures a portrait of exile and otherness.

Autor

Antigone Kefala (1931-2022) was born into a family of musicians in Brăila, Romania, and aspired to be an actor. Following the occupation by the Soviet Union, her family fled Romania, first escaping to Greece and living in refugee camps there. She moved to New Zealand before arriving in Sydney in 1959, where she lived until her death. A poet, novelist, and diarist, she has been described as "one of the most significant of the Australian writers who have come from elsewhere" and a "cultural visionary," mapping the experiences of exile, displacement, and otherness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Transit Books
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9798893380033
• Artikelnr.: 71265756