'Admiration for Patrick White inspired Vrasidas Karalis to translate the Nobel Laureate’s work into his native Greek. In the years following the writer’s death in 1990, Karalis came to know White’s long-term partner Manoly Lascaris. An enigmatic friendship developed' (Introduction)
'Lee Christofis was awarded an AM for his contribution to the arts. He was recognised for his services as one of Australia’s principal dance critics. He has worked for ABC Arts, The Australian, and many other journals since 1981. Lee Christofis and I met in 2000, when we conspired on various projects that sought to expand cultural diversity in audiences for the arts and have remained friends since.' (Introduction)
