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y separately published work icon Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home anthology   autobiography  
Alternative title: Joyful Strains : Expat Writers on Calling Australia Home
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home
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'Joyful Strains collects twenty-seven memoirs from writers describing their expatriation to Australia. These are stories about what they found, who they became and what they now think of Australia - stories that provide entertainment, perspective and cause to celebrate our increasingly diverse nation. This is an insightful, compelling and sometimes confronting collection for all Australians. Contributors include: Alice Pung, Danny Katz, Mark Dapin and Diane Armstrong, with an introduction from Arnold Zable.' Source: http://www.affirmpress.com.au/ (Sighted 30/10/2012).

Contents

* Contents derived from the Mulgrave, Ashwood - Mulgrave area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Affirm Press , 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Arnold Zable , single work criticism (p. 10-17)
Night of the Living Wog, Dmetri Kakmi , single work autobiography (p. 19-31)
Stealing from Little Saigon, Alice Pung , single work autobiography (p. 32-40)
The Beast, the Accent, Maria Tumarkin , single work autobiography (p. 41-45)
Swarte Piet, Michael Sala , single work autobiography (p. 46-55)
Confessions of a Ditch-Jumper, Meg Mundell , single work autobiography (p. 56-66)
Pointing North, Paola Totaro , single work autobiography (p. 67-77)
The Uncanny, Chi Vu , single work autobiography (p. 78-88)
An Unanswered Prayer, Malla Nunn , single work autobiography (p. 89-95)
Staying Away : A Memoir of Wisconsin, Amy Espeseth , single work autobiography (p. 96-105)
The Patron Saint of Excess Baggage, Roanna Gonsalves , single work autobiography (p. 106-116)
Backtracking, Michelle Aung Thin , single work autobiography (p. 117-123)
Gun for Hire, Chris Flynn , single work autobiography (p. 124-133)
Cracker Night, Diane Armstrong , single work autobiography (p. 134-141)
On Other Belongings The Fig, the Olive and the Pomegranate Tree, Ghassan Hage , single work essay (p. 142-150)
Note: With title: On Other Belongings
When Shall We Get Back to Our Country?, Yu Ouyang , single work autobiography (p. 151-161)
The Crappiest Refugee, Danny Katz , single work autobiography humour (p. 162-170)
Nineteen Eighty-Eight, Mark Dapin , single work autobiography (p. 171-178)
Hidden by the Dream, Deborah Carlyon , single work autobiography (p. 179-188)
Here, There, Adib Khan , single work autobiography (p. 189-200)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake and Kent MacCarter and Ali Lemer's Joyful Strains Tom Cross , Cheltenham : Insight Publications , 2016 10102629 2016 single work criticism
Twenty-Seven Memoirs by Immigrants to Australia Per Henningsgaard , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 28 no. 1 2014; (p. 251-253, 255)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
Digging in the Girt Jon Bauer , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 January 2013; (p. 29)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
Those Born Elsewhere Still Call Australia Home Thuy On , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 January 2013; (p. 15)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
Australian's All Let Us Rejoice Jon Bauer , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
Untitled Joanne Shiells , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October/November vol. 92 no. 2 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
Across the Divide Fran Metcalf , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
Betwix and Between Geordie Williamson , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 18)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
Australian's All Let Us Rejoice Jon Bauer , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
Those Born Elsewhere Still Call Australia Home Thuy On , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 January 2013; (p. 15)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
y separately published work icon Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake and Kent MacCarter and Ali Lemer's Joyful Strains Tom Cross , Cheltenham : Insight Publications , 2016 10102629 2016 single work criticism
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