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Robert Wells Trilogy
2007
single work
novel
(number
1
in series)
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2007...
2007
The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War
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'As the world spins out of control into World War II, Robert and his family each deal differently with the challenges it presents. Robert offers his apartment to German-Jewish refugees who have been cast out by the community, Artie intends to join up as soon as the fighting breaks out, their mother despairs that a second world war will lead only to more death in her family, and Robert's communist sweetheart Elsa answers the call of capitalism. When Robert befriends Mata, the precocious young refugee with a yen for men in uniform, it is only the beginning of his long journey; a soul-searching journey with an uncertain ending. Set in World War II Melbourne, this evocative, compelling novel draws parallels between Australia then and now [2007], and explores questions of courage, masculinity, tolerance and national identity that will resonate long after the book is read.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: To my parents Valery and Barry
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In Search of the Great Australian (Graphic) Novel
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , 16 February vol. 1 no. 1 2012; (p. 51-66) 'The critical acclaim enjoyed by such recent Australian graphic novels as Shaun Tan's The Arrival (2006) and Nicki Greenberg's adaptation of The Great Gatsby (2007) suggested that Australia had finally 'caught up' with the United States and Britain, by embracing the graphic novel as a legitimate creative medium, on a par with literature and cinema. The media interest generated by a succession of Australian graphic novels during recent years often implied that their very existence was a relatively new phenomenon. Accepting this premise without question, however, overlooks the evolution of the graphic novel in Australia, early examples of which - such as Syd Nicholls' Middy Malone: A Book Pirates (1941) - date back to the 1940s. Documenting how historical changes in the production and dissemination of graphic novels in Australia have influenced their critical and popular reception therefore creates new opportunities to explore a largely overlooked facet of Australian print culture. Furthermore, the study of the graphic novel in an exclusively Australian context provides a new perspective for re-examining the origins, definitions and, indeed, the limitations of the term 'graphic novel', and extends the parameters of the academic literature devoted to the medium beyond the traditionally dominant Anglo-American focus.' (Author's abstract)
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Picture This : The Future of Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , April vol. 4 no. 3 2009; (p. 24-25)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel ; The Great Gatsby : A Graphic Adaptation of the Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2007 single work graphic novel ; Rooftops : A Graphic Novel 2007 single work graphic novel -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 2 2008; (p. 39-40)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 37)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel -
War of Words
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 May 2008; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 87 no. 7 2008; (p. 43)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel -
Off the Shelf : Graphic Novel
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 May 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel -
War of Words
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 May 2008; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel -
Picture This : The Future of Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , April vol. 4 no. 3 2009; (p. 24-25)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel ; The Great Gatsby : A Graphic Adaptation of the Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2007 single work graphic novel ; Rooftops : A Graphic Novel 2007 single work graphic novel -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 37)
— Review of The Sacrifice : Robert Is a Pacifist in a World at War 2007 single work graphic novel -
Every Picture Tells a Story
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 16 February 2008; (p. 16) -
In Search of the Great Australian (Graphic) Novel
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , 16 February vol. 1 no. 1 2012; (p. 51-66) 'The critical acclaim enjoyed by such recent Australian graphic novels as Shaun Tan's The Arrival (2006) and Nicki Greenberg's adaptation of The Great Gatsby (2007) suggested that Australia had finally 'caught up' with the United States and Britain, by embracing the graphic novel as a legitimate creative medium, on a par with literature and cinema. The media interest generated by a succession of Australian graphic novels during recent years often implied that their very existence was a relatively new phenomenon. Accepting this premise without question, however, overlooks the evolution of the graphic novel in Australia, early examples of which - such as Syd Nicholls' Middy Malone: A Book Pirates (1941) - date back to the 1940s. Documenting how historical changes in the production and dissemination of graphic novels in Australia have influenced their critical and popular reception therefore creates new opportunities to explore a largely overlooked facet of Australian print culture. Furthermore, the study of the graphic novel in an exclusively Australian context provides a new perspective for re-examining the origins, definitions and, indeed, the limitations of the term 'graphic novel', and extends the parameters of the academic literature devoted to the medium beyond the traditionally dominant Anglo-American focus.' (Author's abstract)
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