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Leokadia Kondratowicz-Kordas Leokadia Kondratowicz-Kordas i(A50156 works by) (a.k.a. Leokadia Kondratowicz- Kordas)
Born: Established: 1927
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Poland,
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Eastern Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1965
Heritage: Polish
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1 Białoruś: Powrót na ojcowiznę Leokadia Kondratowicz-Kordas , 1997 single work essay
— Appears in: Zielona zima : Antologia poezji i prozy polskiej w Australii 1997; (p. 220-224)

An autobiographical essay about the author's return, as an adult, to her birthplace in what is now Belarus, and was, at the time of her birth, Polish territory. The author was deported to northern Russia in 1940, aged 13, and after WWII emigrated from Europe to Australia. The essay evokes her complex feelings on returning to her former homeland, finding parts of it changed beyond recognition. She travels to Belarus by Russian train, during a visit to Poland from Australia.
1 y separately published work icon Sunshine at Last Leokadia Kondratowicz-Kordas , Roleystone : Literary Mouse Press , 1992 Z857344 1992 single work autobiography
1 y separately published work icon Travel Without Choice Leokadia Kondratowicz-Kordas , Roleystone : Literary Mouse Press , 1991 Z1195507 1991 single work autobiography
2 y separately published work icon The Polish Heart Leokadia Kondratowicz-Kordas , Northbridge : Access Press , 1989 Z857278 1989 single work autobiography war literature
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