Paul Adkin Paul Adkin i(9369262 works by) (a.k.a. Paul David Adkin)
Born: Established: 1958 Derbyshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1965 Departed from Australia: 1986
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1 y separately published work icon Art Wars Paul Adkin , Madrid : Ñubooks , 2014 9369934 2014 single work novel

'Placenta is the signature of an enormously talented street artist whose real identity is a closely kept secret. Or at least until an enormously wealthy commercial artist takes it upon himself to call Placenta’s work his own.

'Art Wars is a dark tale dealing with the relationship between art and the market place; between art and ideology; between authentic creation and the mass production of kitsch.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon When Sirens Call Paul Adkin , Blackburn : Threekookaburras , 2014 9369681 2014 single work novel

'Invisible threads from the past draw together in a tragic and fateful way, two strangers on the Greek island of Nausikaa. Belinda Babchek has fled the monotony of suburban Melbourne for Europe. Robert Aimard is a much older Englishman, novelist and inn-keeper, abandoned by his wife and little daughter. Belinda and Robert’s casual meeting changes their lives forever.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 A Dog's Name Paul Adkin , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Verity La , March 2013;
1 y separately published work icon Hamlet Rex Paul Adkin , Madrid : Ñubooks , 2012 9370139 2012 single work drama

'Hamlet Rex is a dark, black comedy - black and absurd. It digs into the idea of tragedy and destiny. Why do we commit the same mistakes over and over again? Why can't we leave the vicious circle that humanity seems to be destined to endure? And... who or what is controlling this tragedy?

'The Hamlet family (Hamlet junior, his mother Gertrudie and his uncle Claudius) being trapped in time by Shakespeare, have now arrived at the XXI century. They are depressed and dull characters who desperately want to preserve their own super-star status in the new information and consumer age. Now the royal family are a family of artists. Hamlet wants to be an actor, like his mother, he's going to perform in Oedipus Rex and he's got the main part. The tragedy is guaranteed.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Purgatory Paul Adkin , Madrid : Ñubooks , 2012 9369868 2012 single work novel fantasy

'An epic horror story. It has an historical theme, the real attempt by 16 th century Spanish explorers to discover the Terra Australis Incognita, King Solomon's mines and the secret of eternal youth. The protagonist, an amnesia victim, is coerced into astral travel experiments that propell him into the past. He experiences a tremendous adventure, witnessing an alchemist explorer's quest that takes us from Spain to the Americas before crossing the Pacific to the Islands of Solomon. And while our astral travelling hero witnesses all of this, he himself discovers the secret of his own true identity.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon The Terra Australis Incognita Paul Adkin , 2012- 9369758 2012 series - author novel
1 The Cold Submission Paul Adkin , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Verity La , December 2012;
1 Resolution 666 Paul Adkin , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: Verity La , March 2011;
1 y separately published work icon The Jack and Jill Story Paul Adkin , Melbourne : Australian Nouveau Theatre , 1981 9370008 1981 single work drama

In this one-act monologue, a poet uses the nursery rhyme 'Jack and Jill' to describe her life.

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