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'Joyful Strains collects twenty-seven memoirs from writers describing their expatriation to Australia. These are stories about what they found, who they became and what they now think of Australia - stories that provide entertainment, perspective and cause to celebrate our increasingly diverse nation. This is an insightful, compelling and sometimes confronting collection for all Australians.
Contributors include: Alice Pung, Danny Katz, Mark Dapin and Diane Armstrong, with an introduction from Arnold Zable.' Source: http://www.affirmpress.com.au/ (Sighted 30/10/2012).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Mulgrave,
Ashwood - Mulgrave area,
Melbourne South East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Affirm Press
, 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Introduction, single work criticism (p. 10-17)
- Night of the Living Wog, single work autobiography (p. 19-31)
- Stealing from Little Saigon, single work autobiography (p. 32-40)
- The Beast, the Accent, single work autobiography (p. 41-45)
- Swarte Piet, single work autobiography (p. 46-55)
- Confessions of a Ditch-Jumper, single work autobiography (p. 56-66)
- Pointing North, single work autobiography (p. 67-77)
- The Uncanny, single work autobiography (p. 78-88)
- An Unanswered Prayer, single work autobiography (p. 89-95)
- Staying Away : A Memoir of Wisconsin, single work autobiography (p. 96-105)
- The Patron Saint of Excess Baggage, single work autobiography (p. 106-116)
- Backtracking, single work autobiography (p. 117-123)
- Gun for Hire, single work autobiography (p. 124-133)
- Cracker Night, single work autobiography (p. 134-141)
-
On Other Belongings
The Fig, the Olive and the Pomegranate Tree,
single work
essay
(p. 142-150)
Note: With title: On Other Belongings
- When Shall We Get Back to Our Country?, single work autobiography (p. 151-161)
- The Crappiest Refugee, single work autobiography humour (p. 162-170)
- Nineteen Eighty-Eight, single work autobiography (p. 171-178)
- Hidden by the Dream, single work autobiography (p. 179-188)
- Here, There, single work autobiography (p. 189-200)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
- y Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake and Kent MacCarter and Ali Lemer's Joyful Strains Cheltenham : Insight Publications , 2016 10102629 2016 single work criticism
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Twenty-Seven Memoirs by Immigrants to Australia
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 28 no. 1 2014; (p. 251-253, 255)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography -
Digging in the Girt
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 January 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography -
Those Born Elsewhere Still Call Australia Home
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 January 2013; (p. 15)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography -
Australian's All Let Us Rejoice
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 32)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
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Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October/November vol. 92 no. 2 2012; (p. 24)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography -
Across the Divide
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography -
Betwix and Between
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 18)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography -
Australian's All Let Us Rejoice
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 32)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography -
Those Born Elsewhere Still Call Australia Home
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 January 2013; (p. 15)
— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography - y Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake and Kent MacCarter and Ali Lemer's Joyful Strains Cheltenham : Insight Publications , 2016 10102629 2016 single work criticism
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