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'Noel Tovey has an amazing story. A street kid in the slums of Carlton, he survived a childhood - buffeted by the horrors of poverty, sex abuse and neglect - which would have killed some, and certainly twisted most beyond hope. This is the story of how he lived and survived the years of childhood and adolescence - and all along the way held on to a sense of hope and optimism which allowed him to realise his potential as a dancer and choreographer in London and the United States.
Little Black Bastard is also a journey back to the Melbourne of the late 1940s and 1950s - and wonderfully evokes the sights and sounds and social mores of the times. It is a rare memoir, which truly shows the power of the human spirit.' Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Life is not what one lived, but what one remembers and how one rememebers it in order to recollect. Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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Dedication: For Dave -'The secret of love is greater then the secret of death.' Goethe.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Putting the Word Out for Gay Writers
2012
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— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2012; (p. 20) Fitzroy's gay and lesbian bookshop is celebrating with 100 writers and a poetry slam. -
Choreographing His Life's Work
2010
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 19 May no. 476 2010; (p. 21) -
Life in Theatre Examined
2005
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— Appears in: Traffic , no. 6 2005; (p. 208-210)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival 2004 single work autobiography -
Live Performances
2004
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 266 2004; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival 2004 single work autobiography ; Finding My Voice : The Peter Brocklehurst Story 2004 single work autobiography ; Wings of Madness : A Mother's Journey 2004 single work autobiography -
Artistic Salvation
2004
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— Appears in: Limelight , July 2004; (p. 16)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival 2004 single work autobiography ; Little Black Bastard 2003 single work drama
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The Way We Were
2004
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 June 2004; (p. 13)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival 2004 single work autobiography -
Climbing Out of the Gutter
2004
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— Appears in: The Age , 10 July 2004; (p. 3)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival 2004 single work autobiography -
Bravery in the Face of Constant Rebukes
2004
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 July - 1 August 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival 2004 single work autobiography -
Artistic Salvation
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Limelight , July 2004; (p. 16)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival 2004 single work autobiography ; Little Black Bastard 2003 single work drama -
Live Performances
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 266 2004; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival 2004 single work autobiography ; Finding My Voice : The Peter Brocklehurst Story 2004 single work autobiography ; Wings of Madness : A Mother's Journey 2004 single work autobiography -
Tovey's Story One of Rags-To-Riches
2004
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 30 June no. 329 2004; (p. 31) -
Author Tovey Tells His Story
2004
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 11 August no. 332 2004; (p. 30) -
Choreographing His Life's Work
2010
single work
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 19 May no. 476 2010; (p. 21) -
Putting the Word Out for Gay Writers
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2012; (p. 20) Fitzroy's gay and lesbian bookshop is celebrating with 100 writers and a poetry slam.
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Indigenous Writing
- 2004 shortlisted Human Rights Awards — Literature Non-Fiction Award
Last amended 8 Nov 2018 13:07:52
Subjects:
- Pentridge Prison, Coburg, Brunswick - Coburg area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,
Settings:
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- ca. 1940-1959
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