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Plucked from obscurity and thrown together with four other musical 'prodigies', Alex rides the power of his music to fame and fortune as the lead guitarist for Asturias, the latest creation of the music industry machine. But will the forces of commercialism and the stresses of fame destroy them, just as a bloody civil war tore apart another group of young idealists six decades earlier?
Notes
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Included in the 1997 White Raven's Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Asturias
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 41 no. 1 1997; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel -
[Review] Asturias
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 4 no. 3 1996; (p. 30)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel -
[Review] Asturias
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 11 no. 4 1996; (p. 36)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel -
Art Triumphs Over Power
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 September 1996; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel -
First Fumbles, Fact and Fiction
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 August-1 September 1996; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel ; The First Time : True Stories 1996 anthology short story ; Peeling the Onion 1996 single work novel
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[Review] Asturias
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 41 no. 1 1997; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel -
Stepping Sideways
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 183 1996; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel -
First Fumbles, Fact and Fiction
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 August-1 September 1996; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel ; The First Time : True Stories 1996 anthology short story ; Peeling the Onion 1996 single work novel -
Art Triumphs Over Power
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 September 1996; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel -
[Review] Asturias
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 11 no. 4 1996; (p. 36)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel
Awards
- 1997 shortlisted Children's Peace Literature Award
Last amended 30 Nov 2022 13:07:15
Settings:
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cSpain,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1930s
- 1990s
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