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y separately published work icon Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers anthology   short story   drama   extract   poetry  
Me dika mas logia : hellenides syngrapheis tes Australias
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers
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"In this book, more than forty Greek-Australian women have composed, through poems and stories, a migrant tale of hardship, survival and joy: a truly Australian tale, a truly Greek tale, as both countries have given and taken from each other through migration. Each writer contributes, in her own voice and style, a part of this story which begins with the first generation of migrants, who had to endure life away from ‘home’, and is followed by those of their offspring who live in, or between, two worlds and experience the conflicts, as well as the joys, of a dual existence. Contributors range from the unpublished, to those previously published only in Greek, to others who are established names in 'Australian' literature. They are all here side by side, telling their part of the story. The editors of this book have provided a Greek-Australian story, fittingly, in bilingual form."

Taken from: http://owlpublishing.com.au/re-telling-the-tale.html

Notes

  • Epigraph:

    We travelled in old ships...

    Tαξίδεψαν σε παλιά χαράβιά...

Contents

* Contents derived from the Bundoora, Ivanhoe - Heidelberg area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Owl Publishing , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Placei"We travelled in old ships=Tαξίδεψαν σε παλιά χαράβιά", Antigone Kefala , extract poetry (p. 3)
Departurei"The last day=τελευταία μέρα", Yota Krili-Kevans , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Migrant Womani"Like crying swans in the night", Georgia Xenophou , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Ship of Migrationi"Standing at the harbour", Katina Baloukas , Konstandina Dounis , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Shipwrecki"The foreign land had sewn our backs with", Andrea Garivaldis , Evelyn Dounis Hambros , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Sorrows of Migrationi"With a heart so badly broken", Katie Pavlou , Konstandina Dounis , single work poetry (p. 15)
Deception, Dina Amanatides , Konstandina Dounis , single work short story (p. 16-27)
A Woman's Songi"In beautiful Australia", Dina Kalos , Konstandina Dounis (translator), single work poetry (p. 28-29)
I Am Not Me, Maria Leonti-Atsikbasi , Evelyn Dounis Hambros , single work short story (p. 30-33)
Photographsi"A pile of photographs", Lola Kalemi , Konstandina Dounis (translator), single work poetry (p. 34-35)
The Island (Extract), Antigone Kefala , Helen Nickas (translator) extract novel (p. 36-42)
The Arrangement, Anastasia Gonis , single work short story (p. 43-55)
Bonfires in Exilei"I can find no peace of mind", Sophia Sevastopoulos , single work poetry (p. 59)
Nostalgiai"When darkest night falls", Dina Amanatides , Konstandina Dounis , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
No Snow in Decemberi"When grey-coloured dawn pervades my eyes", Soula Tsoukalas , Evelyn Dounis Hambros , single work poetry (p. 62-63)
Memoryi"I come from a land", Ioanna Liakakos , single work poetry (p. 64)
Recollectionsi"When you wake up happy", Amalia Travassarou , Konstandina Dounis , single work poetry (p. 65-66)
Unique Remembrancei"For years and years you endeavour,", Maria Bililis-Fotiadis , Evelyn Dounis Hambros , single work poetry (p. 67-68)
Rain to Swell the Olives, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 71-79)
Note: Parallel text - Greek and English
The Promised Landi"The roads were of candy", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 80-84)
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Language: Greek , English
Notes:
Greek and English texts published together.
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y separately published work icon Gynaikes ton Antipodon : Ellinoafstralezika Diigimata Helen Nickas (editor), Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2008 Z1734819 2008 anthology poetry 'This anthology contains translations into Greek of twelve short stories originally published in the anthologies Re-telling the Tale (1994) and Mothers from the Edge (2006). These stories by first- and second-generation Greek-Australian women writers depict the female migrant experience in all its manifestations and in a variety of styles and forms. The twelve writers included are: Jeanna Vithoulkas, Antigone Kefala, Venetia Kefalianou, Angela Costi, Despina Michael, Eleni Nika, Toula Nikolaou, Zeny Dorati-Giles, Konstandina Dounis, Vasiliki Nihas, Vicky Tsaconas, Eugenia Tsoulis.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Review of Alexia : A Tale of Two Cultures Helen Kolias , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Modern Greek Studies , October vol. 15 no. 2 1997;
— Review of Alexia : A Tale of Two Cultures Antigone Kefala , 1984 single work novel ; Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry
Greek Heartlands Loula Rodopoulos , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , June vol. 7 no. 2 1995; (p. 2-3)
— Review of Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry
Shorts Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 171 1995; (p. 66)
— Review of Wisdom Rae Desmond Jones , 1995 single work novel ; Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry ; My Eyes Are Not Blue Patrick Hanrahan , 1995 single work novel ; Visible Ink : An Anthology of New Writing 1995 anthology poetry short story
[Review] Women in Harmony [and] Re-Telling the Tale Lolo Houbein , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 3 no. 1 1995; (p. 34-37)
— Review of Women in Harmony : Anthology : Volume 2 1994 anthology short story poetry prose biography ; Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry
Greek Dramas Tony Maniaty , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 October 1994; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry
Greek Heartlands Loula Rodopoulos , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , June vol. 7 no. 2 1995; (p. 2-3)
— Review of Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry
Review of Alexia : A Tale of Two Cultures Helen Kolias , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Modern Greek Studies , October vol. 15 no. 2 1997;
— Review of Alexia : A Tale of Two Cultures Antigone Kefala , 1984 single work novel ; Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry
[Review] Women in Harmony [and] Re-Telling the Tale Lolo Houbein , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 3 no. 1 1995; (p. 34-37)
— Review of Women in Harmony : Anthology : Volume 2 1994 anthology short story poetry prose biography ; Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry
Shorts Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 171 1995; (p. 66)
— Review of Wisdom Rae Desmond Jones , 1995 single work novel ; Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry ; My Eyes Are Not Blue Patrick Hanrahan , 1995 single work novel ; Visible Ink : An Anthology of New Writing 1995 anthology poetry short story
Greek Dramas Tony Maniaty , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 October 1994; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers 1994 anthology short story drama extract poetry
Greek Women Tell Moving Stories Rachel Hill , 1994 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 October 1994; (p. 8)
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