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'Weaving Greek mythology, religion and the study of grammar, Stamatia X is the story of a Greek-Australian girl whose parents make the monumental decision to re-migrate "like birds flying backwards" to Greece.
'The year is 1973 and a military junta is in power. This modern Greek tragedy subverts notions of family, culture and gender. A yiayia in a swimsuit, a blasphemous Greek Orthodox priest, a corrupt regime. An explosive epic.' (Publication summary)
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Alison Hatzantonis Reviews Stamiata [sic] X by Effie Carr
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , no. 28 2022;
— Review of Stamatia X 2018 single work novel'Years ago, when my first baby was a few months old, my half Greek, Australian born husband and I took Greek language lessons. In the depth of winter on cold cold nights I would leave my baby sound asleep in her Yia yia’s care and traipse across the city to a freezing concrete classroom to study the language with a Cretan lady called Crisanthe.' (Introduction)
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The Greek Australian Tragedy of Stamatia X
2018
single work
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— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , May 2018;'Effie Carr’s debut novel Stamatia X uses Greek mythology, religion, and the study of grammar to tell the story of a strong minded intelligent girl whose family are “like birds flying backwards” to Greece.' (Introduction)
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Alison Hatzantonis Reviews Stamiata [sic] X by Effie Carr
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , no. 28 2022;
— Review of Stamatia X 2018 single work novel'Years ago, when my first baby was a few months old, my half Greek, Australian born husband and I took Greek language lessons. In the depth of winter on cold cold nights I would leave my baby sound asleep in her Yia yia’s care and traipse across the city to a freezing concrete classroom to study the language with a Cretan lady called Crisanthe.' (Introduction)
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The Greek Australian Tragedy of Stamatia X
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , May 2018;'Effie Carr’s debut novel Stamatia X uses Greek mythology, religion, and the study of grammar to tell the story of a strong minded intelligent girl whose family are “like birds flying backwards” to Greece.' (Introduction)
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