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Jan Wositzky Jan Wositzky i(A27905 works by) (a.k.a. Frantisek Jan Wositzky; 'Yarn' Wositzky)
Born: Established: 1951
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1956
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1 y separately published work icon Dingoes, Names and B. Wongar B. Wongar , Jan Wositzky (interviewer), Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2001 Z930054 2001 website The site contains information on B. Wongar's European origins, cultural tradition and his choice of his authorial name from aboriginal mythology. Several of his many awards for writing are mentioned. The remainder of the content is an extract from an interview with the author by Jan Wositzky for the ABC 'Books and Writing' Programme. The author discusses his early contact with aborigines on arriving in Australia and his interest in writing and the oral transmission of traditional stories as a unifying aspect of a culture. Personal experience of intolerance and enforced separation from his wife and childen are related as background to the author's writing in 'Dingoes Den', 'Karan', 'Raki' and 'The Last Pack of Dingoes'.
1 2 y separately published work icon Born Under the Paperbark Tree : A Man's Life Yidumduma Bill Harney , Jan Wositzky , Sydney : ABC Books , 1996 Z1110375 1996 single work autobiography
1 1 form y separately published work icon Buwarrala Akarriya, Journey East Jan Wositzky , ( dir. Debbie Sonenberg ) Australia : Marndaa Productions , 1989 Z819873 1989 single work film/TV The story of the Yanyuwa people from Borroloola in the Northern Territory and their 90-kilometre walk over the course of a week back to the place of their ancestors.
1 1 y separately published work icon The Bushwackers Australian Song Book Jan Wositzky (editor), Dobe Newton (editor), South Yarra : Sphere , 1988 Z240373 1988 anthology poetry short story extract humour
1 y separately published work icon A Fruit-Cake of Australian Stories Debbie Sonenberg (editor), Jan Wositzky (editor), Richmond : Greenhouse Publications , 1983 Z431051 1983 anthology short story
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