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'This gripping new verse novel charts the course of the espionage scandal which rocked sleepy Canberra and the nation in the mid 1950s.
'In April 1954 Australia woke up to discover that Volodya Petrov,an attaché in the Russian embassy in Canberra, was also a colonel in the KGB and was planning to defect. The Petrov Poems charts the unfolding web of intrigue between Petrov, the embassy staff, and his contacts in the West. And the crucial role of his wife Dusya, thrust into a terrible crisis of conscience as the result of her husband’s actions and her past personal history.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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A novel in verse form.
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Dedication: For Jo and Loma
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Writing the Petrov Poems
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The National Library of Australia Magazine , December vol. 6 no. 4 2014; (p. 20-23) -
The Petrov Poems by Lesley Lebkowicz
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , October no. 16 2014;
— Review of The Petrov Poems 2013 novel -
Oscillations, Tensions and Drama : Joanne Burns Launches ‘The Petrov Poems’ by Lesley Lebkowicz
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , September - November no. 9 2013;
— Review of The Petrov Poems 2013 novel -
What Does a Spy Look Like? Kevin Brophy Launches The Petrov Poems by Lesley Lebkowicz in Melbourne
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , September - November no. 9 2013;
— Review of The Petrov Poems 2013 novel -
Russian Spies and Vivid Musings
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 August 2013; (p. 25)
— Review of Six Different Windows 2013 selected work poetry ; The Petrov Poems 2013 novel
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Russian Spies and Vivid Musings
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 August 2013; (p. 25)
— Review of Six Different Windows 2013 selected work poetry ; The Petrov Poems 2013 novel -
What Does a Spy Look Like? Kevin Brophy Launches The Petrov Poems by Lesley Lebkowicz in Melbourne
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , September - November no. 9 2013;
— Review of The Petrov Poems 2013 novel -
Oscillations, Tensions and Drama : Joanne Burns Launches ‘The Petrov Poems’ by Lesley Lebkowicz
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , September - November no. 9 2013;
— Review of The Petrov Poems 2013 novel -
The Petrov Poems by Lesley Lebkowicz
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , October no. 16 2014;
— Review of The Petrov Poems 2013 novel -
Writing the Petrov Poems
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The National Library of Australia Magazine , December vol. 6 no. 4 2014; (p. 20-23)
Awards
- 2014 winner ACT Writing and Publishing Awards — Poetry
- 2014 shortlisted Australian Capital Territory Book of the Year Award
- 2013 winner Canberra Critics Circle Awards — Writing
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