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Mena Abdullah Mena Abdullah i(A27388 works by) (a.k.a. Mena Kasmiri Abdullah)
Born: Established: 1930 Bundarra, Manilla - Barraba - Bundarra area, New England, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Indian Hindu
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1 29 y separately published work icon The Time of the Peacock : Stories Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , New York (City) : Roy Publishers , 1965 Z519582 1965 selected work short story Most of the twelve stories in the collection are narrated by the small Indian girl, Nimmie, who weaves together the sometimes happy, sometimes sad, strands of a mixed Moslem and Hindu Indian-Australian home community in near physical isolation from city or town life.
1 1 A Long Way Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1962 single work short story
— Appears in: Coast to Coast : Australian Stories 1961-62 1962; (p. 206-216) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 101-114) Venturing the Unknown Ways 1965; (p. 180-190) Feeling Restless : Australian Women's Short Stories 1940-1969 1989; (p. 275-285)
1 Kumari Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1961 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 June vol. 82 no. 4244 1961; (p. 45-46,48) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 21-28) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 21-28) Perspectives One : Short Stories 1985; (p. 169-176) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1989; (p. 21-28) Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009; (p. 82-88)
1 The Little Stranger Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1960 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 September vol. 81 no. 4206 1960; (p. 30-32)
1 The Child that Wins Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1960 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 January vol. 81 no. 4170 1960; (p. 11,32-33) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 68-77) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 68-77) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1989; (p. 68-77)
1 The Singing Man Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1960 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 August vol. 81 no. 4199 1960; (p. 58-59,61) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 59-67) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 59-67) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1989; (p. 59-67)
1 The Wattle Tree i "When I was small I heard a tale about the wattle tree,", Mena Abdullah , 1959 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 November vol. 80 no. 4162 1959; (p. 16)
1 The Babu from Bengal Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1959 single work short story
— Appears in: Quadrant , Spring vol. 3 no. 4 1959; (p. 13-19) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 84-92) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 84-92) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1989; (p. 84-92)
1 Pahveen, Who is Called Veena i "She did not come at morning time or with the waking moon,", Mena Abdullah , 1959 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 September vol. 80 no. 4152 1959; (p. 16)
1 The Dragon of Kashmir Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1959 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 March vol. 80 no. 4125 1959; (p. 34-35) Coast to Coast : Australian Stories 1959-1960 1961; (p. 1-5) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 78-83) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 78-83) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1989; (p. 78-83) Away From Home 1994; (p. 2-7)
1 High Maharajah Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1959 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 June vol. 80 no. 4141 1959; (p. 34-35,45) Modern Australian Short Stories 1965; (p. 1-5) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 52-58) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 52-58) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1989; (p. 52-58)
1 y separately published work icon Mena Abdullah Reading Poetry Mena Abdullah , Hazel de Berg , Canberra : National Library of Australia , 1959 18402862 1959 single work poetry Abdullah reads two poems: "The red Koran" ; "The prison".
1 Spells i "If you would love by star and moon", Mena Abdullah , 1958 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 June vol. 79 no. 4086 1958; (p. 19)
1 The Outlaws Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1958 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 January vol. 79 no. 4065 1958; (p. 32,56-57) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 42-51) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 42-51) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1989; (p. 42-51)
1 Mirbani Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1958 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 December vol. 79 no. 4115 1958; (p. 34-35,43,58) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 29-41) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 29-41) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1989; (p. 29-41) Penguin Australian Summer Stories 4 2002; (p. 201-216)
1 The Afghan King i "When I was small and silent and forever wondering,", Mena Abdullah , 1957 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 January vol. 78 no. 4012 1957; (p. 12)
1 Hadji-Jack i "Hadji-Jack, the hawker-man, set out for Inverell", Mena Abdullah , 1957 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 April vol. 78 no. 4025 1957; (p. 18)
1 My Sister's Child (Born at Windsor, N.S.W.) i "Weave garlands of flowers and henna your hands:", Mena Abdullah , 1956 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 February vol. 77 no. 3965 1956; (p. 12)
1 1 The Prison i "I built a house of silence", Mena Abdullah , 1956 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 November vol. 77 no. 4007 1956; (p. 34) Australian Poetry 1957 1957; (p. 72-73)
1 1 Grandfather Tiger Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , 1956 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Christmas edition) , 12 December vol. 77 no. 4009 1956; (p. 24-25) Coast to Coast : Australian Stories 1957-1958 1958; (p. 1-8) Two Ways Meet : Stories of Migrants in Australia 1963; (p. 62-68) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 93-100) The Time of the Peacock : Stories 1965; (p. 93-100) Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988; (p. 399-406)
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