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A mother's disgrace: Book Club set Robert Dessaix.

A mother's disgrace: Book Club set Robert Dessaix.
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BookClub/D
Book Club   Harrington . On Loan . 30 Apr 2024
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ISBN 9781925589023
Shelf Location BookClub/D
Author Dessaix, Robert, 1944- author.
Title A mother's disgrace : Book Club set / Robert Dessaix.
Publication Details [Surry Hills, NSW]:
2017. Brio by Xoum Publishing,
©1994.
Collation 214 pages : 21 cm. ; 10 copies ;
General Note "First published by Angus & Robertson in 1994"--Title page verso.
Abstract/Summary Shortlisted for the Association for the Study of Australian Literature Gold Medal, the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and highly commended for the FAW Christina Stead Award, the Age Book of the Year and the National Book Council CUB Banjo Awards. Adopted as a baby towards the end of World War II, Robert Dessaix grew up haunted by 'a shaft of silence' surrounding the question of his natural mother's identity, and of his own identity and sexuality. In this touching memoir, he recounts the story of a most unusual childhood on Sydney's North Shore, of his fascination with Russian and the years he spent studying in Cold War Moscow, and of his restless wanderings around the world. 'One of the most intelligently moving autobiographical narratives I have ever read. A book that is fascinating, engrossing ...And a book that invites challenge.' The Age 'A journey of identity by a virtuoso in language and master of narrative control ...
Subject Dessaix, Robert, -- 1944-
Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Biography
Adoption -- Biography
Critics -- Australia -- Biography
Book Club set
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