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Elaine Lewis Elaine Lewis i(A64150 works by)
Gender: Female
Expatriate assertion
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1 Evening Waters i "To which world?", Elaine Lewis (translator), 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Etchings , no. 6 2009; (p. 174-81)
1 Wonderment i "I hear the words", Elaine Lewis (translator), 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Etchings , no. 6 2009; (p. 173)
1 11 y separately published work icon Left Bank Waltz : The Australian Bookshop in Paris Elaine Lewis , Milsons Point : Vintage Australia , 2006 Z1256979 2006 single work autobiography

'At a time in her life when friends were retiring and spending time with their grandchildren, a night out in Paris while she visited her musician son inspired Elaine Lewis to dream of a daring venture in this most enchanting of cities. Her vision was more than just fanciful. After doing the necessary research and groundwork, Elaine packed her bags and left Australia to open, on the Left Bank, the first Australian bookshop in central Paris.

'Full of incredible energy and enthusiasm, and with the help of locals and visiting Australians, she created her shop in the heart of the St-Germain-des-Pres literary quarter. Situated just around the corner from Notre Dame, her cosy literary haven quickly became an important cultural centre and a home away from home for Australian writers and artists in Paris.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Australian Books In Europe Elaine Lewis , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossings : Bulletin of the International Australian Studies Association , vol. 9 no. 1 2004; An outline of the author's PhD thesis on the marketing and promoting of Australian literature in Europe.
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