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'A small beach resort should have been a restful place, as Charles had hoped for reasons of his own, but the human currents ran dep as the ocean's.'
Source: Blurb.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Collins
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Walk to the Paradise Gardens : Introduction, single work criticism (p. vii-xviii)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Three Ways of Looking at Kalymnos : Charmian Clift’s Differing Versions of One Greek Island
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 19 no. 1 2019; 'In 1951, married Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, feeling stifled by postwar conservatism, left Sydney behind to find a more ‘authentic’ way of living. They went first to London, the mecca for Australian literary expatriates, where there was no shortage of work and culture, but where they quickly felt trapped by the ‘rat-race’ mentality of a modern city. So in 1954 they left again, this time for the Greek islands, disposing of material possessions and cutting many of their personal ties. Hoping for a permanent shift from mundane to romantic, they embraced the shining ideals offered by Greek island life: other-worldly beauty; ‘simple’ Greek lifestyles, and freedom from the many pressures of the ‘real’ world.' (Introduction) -
Charmain Clift
2011
single work
biography
— Appears in: Notorious Australian Women 2011; (p. 232-245) -
The Need to Admit Truth in the Quest for Self
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 July 1990; (p. 18)
— Review of My Brother Jack : A Novel 1964 single work novel ; Coonardoo : The Well in the Shadow 1928 single work novel ; For Love Alone 1944 single work novel ; The House in the Rainforest 1990 single work novel ; Ride on Stranger 1943 single work novel ; Walk to the Paradise Gardens 1960 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 December 1989; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bathing-Machine Called the Twentieth Century 1988 single work novel ; Walk to the Paradise Gardens 1960 single work novel -
Walk to the Paradise Gardens : Introduction
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Walk to the Paradise Gardens 1989; (p. vii-xviii)
-
The Need to Admit Truth in the Quest for Self
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 July 1990; (p. 18)
— Review of My Brother Jack : A Novel 1964 single work novel ; Coonardoo : The Well in the Shadow 1928 single work novel ; For Love Alone 1944 single work novel ; The House in the Rainforest 1990 single work novel ; Ride on Stranger 1943 single work novel ; Walk to the Paradise Gardens 1960 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 December 1989; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bathing-Machine Called the Twentieth Century 1988 single work novel ; Walk to the Paradise Gardens 1960 single work novel -
Charmain Clift
2011
single work
biography
— Appears in: Notorious Australian Women 2011; (p. 232-245) -
Diving Back
1966
single work
biography
— Appears in: Nation , 5 February no. 187 1966; (p. 15-16) -
Walk to the Paradise Gardens : Introduction
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Walk to the Paradise Gardens 1989; (p. vii-xviii) -
Three Ways of Looking at Kalymnos : Charmian Clift’s Differing Versions of One Greek Island
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 19 no. 1 2019; 'In 1951, married Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, feeling stifled by postwar conservatism, left Sydney behind to find a more ‘authentic’ way of living. They went first to London, the mecca for Australian literary expatriates, where there was no shortage of work and culture, but where they quickly felt trapped by the ‘rat-race’ mentality of a modern city. So in 1954 they left again, this time for the Greek islands, disposing of material possessions and cutting many of their personal ties. Hoping for a permanent shift from mundane to romantic, they embraced the shining ideals offered by Greek island life: other-worldly beauty; ‘simple’ Greek lifestyles, and freedom from the many pressures of the ‘real’ world.' (Introduction)
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