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Fox on My Door is a voyage round David Martin's study and a journey through a life of adventure. The explorers are his grandchildren, Toby and Sophie, and the drawing are by his son Jan.
What a trip! It leads to a girl in Germany who just cannot tell David from his twin brother. To Greece, where sign language produces a ridiculous encounter. To the front line of a war in Spain. To India and a trainful of bandits - if that is what they are!
And to Australia. There's a stock-whip in David Martin's study, a carved stick with a strange history, a clock that has made him enemies. But of all the things crammed into ti, what will he throw on the wheelbarrow when the bushfire roars across the hill?
Fox on My Door is packed with true and exciting stories, and here one of our best writers for young people tells how he works and became what he is. There is strife and thoughtfulness, laughter and love.
There are not many books quite like this one.' (Publisher's blurb)
Contents
- Writing Starts with a Chocolate Bar, single work short story biography (p. 45-58)
- Photo of a Young Soldier, single work short story children's war literature (p. 67-78)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Words, Memories and Dreams : David Martin
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , November vol. 29 no. 4 2014; (p. 73-86)'David Martin (1915-1997) was one of the most versatile among the so-called migrant writers in Australia in the second half of the twentieth century and certainly one of the best known. His work became popular in many genres: poetry, novels, short stories, journalism, drama, radio-scripts, autobiography, and literature for children and young adults. In the latter area alone, he published fourteen novels, two picture books, a volume of poetry and an autobiography.' Many of his works have been published overseas and translated into other languages, but none so far have been reprinted. Martin also wrote political non-fiction, lectured at the Victorian Centre for Adult Education, was a sought-after speaker at literary events, and became well known as a critic and reviewer. Several groups within the Australian literary scene claimed David Martin as one of their own — socialist, Jewish, 'ethnic' or 'multicultural'. He wrote for Meanjin, for Overland (of which he was one of the founding members), and for numerous newspapers and other periodicals. A number of his stories have been turned into television and radio scripts.' (Introduction)
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The Absence of Hungary : Notes on a Didactic Autobiography by David Martin
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Imaginary Antipodes : Essays on Contemporary Australian Literature and Culture 2011; (p. 129-142) In this chapter, West-Pavlov shows 'how David Martin's autobiographical fictions Fox on My Door (1987) and My Strange Friend (1991) hollow out possible origins of their stories, building a political ethics upon the absence of a moment or site of originary belonging. What emerge instead are networks of contingent, politicized and ethical relationships...' (From author's introduction, 13)
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David Martin
Agnes Nieuwenhuizen
(interviewer),
1991
single work
criticism
biography
interview
— Appears in: No Kidding : Top Writers for Young People Talk About their Work 1991; (p. 163-192) -
Confessions of a Children's Writer
1988
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Quarterly , 2-3 April 1988; (p. 2) -
Untitled
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 2 no. 4 1987; (p. 26)
— Review of Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life 1987 single work autobiography
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Untitled
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , November vol. 2 no. 11 1987; (p. 15)
— Review of Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life 1987 single work autobiography -
Untitled
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 2 no. 4 1987; (p. 26)
— Review of Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life 1987 single work autobiography -
Life Recalled from the Fox's Den
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 September 1987; (p. B4)
— Review of Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life 1987 single work autobiography -
A Voyage Round Their Grandfather : A Genre-defying Book
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 96 1987; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life 1987 single work autobiography -
Don Quixote would have tilted at this windmill'
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Times on Sunday , 26 July 1987;
— Review of Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life 1987 single work autobiography -
Confessions of a Children's Writer
1988
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Quarterly , 2-3 April 1988; (p. 2) -
The Absence of Hungary : Notes on a Didactic Autobiography by David Martin
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Imaginary Antipodes : Essays on Contemporary Australian Literature and Culture 2011; (p. 129-142) In this chapter, West-Pavlov shows 'how David Martin's autobiographical fictions Fox on My Door (1987) and My Strange Friend (1991) hollow out possible origins of their stories, building a political ethics upon the absence of a moment or site of originary belonging. What emerge instead are networks of contingent, politicized and ethical relationships...' (From author's introduction, 13)
-
David Martin
Agnes Nieuwenhuizen
(interviewer),
1991
single work
criticism
biography
interview
— Appears in: No Kidding : Top Writers for Young People Talk About their Work 1991; (p. 163-192) -
Words, Memories and Dreams : David Martin
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , November vol. 29 no. 4 2014; (p. 73-86)'David Martin (1915-1997) was one of the most versatile among the so-called migrant writers in Australia in the second half of the twentieth century and certainly one of the best known. His work became popular in many genres: poetry, novels, short stories, journalism, drama, radio-scripts, autobiography, and literature for children and young adults. In the latter area alone, he published fourteen novels, two picture books, a volume of poetry and an autobiography.' Many of his works have been published overseas and translated into other languages, but none so far have been reprinted. Martin also wrote political non-fiction, lectured at the Victorian Centre for Adult Education, was a sought-after speaker at literary events, and became well known as a critic and reviewer. Several groups within the Australian literary scene claimed David Martin as one of their own — socialist, Jewish, 'ethnic' or 'multicultural'. He wrote for Meanjin, for Overland (of which he was one of the founding members), and for numerous newspapers and other periodicals. A number of his stories have been turned into television and radio scripts.' (Introduction)