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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 No Gun for Asmir
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Based on a true story of a Muslim family forced to become refugees as they flee the civil war which erupted following the break-up of Yugoslavia.

Notes

  • Also published in braille and sound recording formats.
  • Shortlisted for a KOALA Award in 1999 (category unknown).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1993 .
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      Extent: 120p.
      Description: illus.; maps; ports.
      Note/s:
      • 13 reprints 1994-1999
      ISBN: 0140367292 (pbk.)
Alternative title: Asmirs Flucht
Language: German
    • Munich,
      c
      Germany,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Ellermann Verlag ,       1994 .
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      ISBN: 3770730100
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Related Works

y separately published work icon Asmir in Vienna Christobel Mattingley , Ringwood : Puffin , 1995 Z334264 1995 single work novel young adult Based on a true story of a Muslim family forced to become refugees as they flee from the civil war in Yugoslavia. After seeking refuge in Belgrade, they cram into a small car and drive across three countries to get to Vienna, where they wait for news of their father, still trapped in Sarajevo.
y separately published work icon Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , Ringwood : Penguin , 1996 Z289640 1996 single work novel young adult This text is a companion volume to Asimir in Vienna and No Gun for Asimir, which received a high commendation in the Australian Human Rights Awards. This personal account of Asmir's father's struggle to escape from war-torn Sarajevo and rejoin his family has been retold by well-known children's author, Christobel Mattingley.
(Source: Angus & Robertson)
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Works about this Work

Know the Author: Christobel Mattingly Sarah Mayor-Cox , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 24 no. 2 2009; (p. 4-6) Christobel Mattingley 'was born on the Kaurnu Dreaming trail' and lived in the Adelaide plains until she was eight. (4). While she didn't realize at the time that this was 'a significant trail for the Kaurnu people who are the traditional custodians of the land', she attributes the 'geneisis of what she writes now' to 'things in my childhood that went right down to my subconscious' (4). Mayor Cox discusses Mattingley's early childhood and the nascent beginnings of her 'long and profound involvement with Australia's publishing industry' (4) as well as referring to a number of Mattingley's popluar publications and the responses they draw from readers. This includes Maralinga: The Anangu Story, The Miracle Tree, No guns for Asmir and the collection of Nunga stories entitled Survival in Our Own Land which she co-edited with Ken Hampton. There is also a 'fact box' which includes information on Mattingley's academic background, literary prizes and personal achievements
A Look at... Christobel Mattingley's Asmir Trilogy Kevin Steinberger , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 11 no. 2 1996; (p. 45)
An Interview with Christobel Mattingley John Cohen , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 40 no. 1 1996; (p. 12-13)
An Interview with Christobel Mattingley Lynn Fletcher , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 18 1996; (p. 26-30)
Untitled Shelda Debowski , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 39 no. 2 1995; (p. 33-34)
— Review of Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel ; No Gun for Asmir Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work novel
Untitled Eleanor Stodart , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 38 no. 2 1994; (p. 25)
— Review of No Gun for Asmir Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work novel
Books to Look Forward to 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 8 no. 4 1993; (p. 24)
— Review of No Gun for Asmir Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work novel ; The Sack Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work children's fiction ; Love Me, Love Me Not Libby Gleeson , 1993 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 9 no. 1 1994; (p. 30)
— Review of No Gun for Asmir Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work novel
Untitled Sophie Masson , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 2 no. 1 1994; (p. 29-31)
— Review of No Gun for Asmir Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work novel
Untitled Janet Aumann , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 1 no. 4 1993; (p. 46)
— Review of No Gun for Asmir Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work novel
No Gun for Asmir : A Story that Cried Out to be Told Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 8 no. 5 1993; (p. 13-14)
A Look at... Christobel Mattingley's Asmir Trilogy Kevin Steinberger , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 11 no. 2 1996; (p. 45)
Know the Author: Christobel Mattingly Sarah Mayor-Cox , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 24 no. 2 2009; (p. 4-6) Christobel Mattingley 'was born on the Kaurnu Dreaming trail' and lived in the Adelaide plains until she was eight. (4). While she didn't realize at the time that this was 'a significant trail for the Kaurnu people who are the traditional custodians of the land', she attributes the 'geneisis of what she writes now' to 'things in my childhood that went right down to my subconscious' (4). Mayor Cox discusses Mattingley's early childhood and the nascent beginnings of her 'long and profound involvement with Australia's publishing industry' (4) as well as referring to a number of Mattingley's popluar publications and the responses they draw from readers. This includes Maralinga: The Anangu Story, The Miracle Tree, No guns for Asmir and the collection of Nunga stories entitled Survival in Our Own Land which she co-edited with Ken Hampton. There is also a 'fact box' which includes information on Mattingley's academic background, literary prizes and personal achievements
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers Stephen Matthews , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 155 1993; (p. 67-68)
An Interview with Christobel Mattingley Lynn Fletcher , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 18 1996; (p. 26-30)
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Subjects:
Settings:
  • Sarajevo,
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    Bosnia & Herzegovina,
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    c
    Ex Yugoslavia,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
  • 1990s
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