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'David Martinesi is a first-generation Italian Australian growing up in an inner-city suburb. He is fighting the shadows cast by his Italian upbringing, and this summer he is quietly waiting for change.
'Change comes when he is befriended by confident, street-wise Nathan.
'But tragedy comes too…'
Source: Publisher's blurb (2016 ed.).
Notes
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Dedication: To Alyssa, Laurence and Pina, to finally know yourself is to be set free.
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Dedication: Also for the family and friends who enrich my life.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Tales My Nonna Told Me
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literary and Social Diasporas : An Italian Australian Perspective 2007; (p. 51-57) -
Encore for a Wog Writer Sparring with English
2000
single work
interview
— Appears in: Italy Down Under , Winter no. 2 2000; -
'Sparring with Shadows' - a Reflection
1998
single work
criticism
autobiography
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 6 no. 1 1998; (p. 8-9) -
Ethnic Angst
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 25 no. 1 1998; (p. 101-103)
— Review of Sparring with Shadows 1997 single work novel -
Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Autumn vol. 10 no. 1 1998; (p. 131-133)
— Review of Sparring with Shadows 1997 single work novel ; Letters from Byron 1997 selected work correspondence
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Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 41 no. 4 1997; (p. 33)
— Review of Sparring with Shadows 1997 single work novel -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 12 no. 5 1997; (p. 37)
— Review of Sparring with Shadows 1997 single work novel -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 September 1997; (p. 10)
— Review of Sparring with Shadows 1997 single work novel -
Gritty Fantasy
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 196 1997; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Sparring with Shadows 1997 single work novel ; Black Ice 1997 single work novel -
Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Autumn vol. 10 no. 1 1998; (p. 131-133)
— Review of Sparring with Shadows 1997 single work novel ; Letters from Byron 1997 selected work correspondence -
Tales My Nonna Told Me
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literary and Social Diasporas : An Italian Australian Perspective 2007; (p. 51-57) -
Encore for a Wog Writer Sparring with English
2000
single work
interview
— Appears in: Italy Down Under , Winter no. 2 2000; -
'Sparring with Shadows' - a Reflection
1998
single work
criticism
autobiography
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 6 no. 1 1998; (p. 8-9)
Last amended 4 Oct 2018 14:52:11
Settings:
- Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,
- Phillip Island, Western Port Bay area, Victoria,
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