John Brotherton John Brotherton i(A106690 works by)
Born: Established: Birmingham, West Midlands,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Untitled John Brotherton , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: El Español en Australia , 7 February 1995;
1 Ruben Fernández : Un hombre con imaginación John Brotherton , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: 30 Dias , December 1993; (p. 24) Querido Juan dos puntos 1993; (p. 7-10)
2 The Migrant and the Sea i "I see him in the distance, sense a soliloquy:", Luz Acuña , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Migrant Mosaic 1988; (p. 7)
— Appears in: Over the Horizon : A Bilingual Anthology of Hispanic American Poets in Australia 1998; (p. 36-39)
1 La literatura y la vida John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 6 November 1979; (p. 3)

In this column Brotherton recounts a conversation with a taxi driver who asks what he teaches at UNSW. Brotherton writes that he found himself incapable of explaining in the few minutes of the ride his commitment to the Spanish language and its literatures. Instead he explains that the job pays well, but then regrets that this is all he is able to communicate.
1 La hora inglesa (2) John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 23 October 1979; (p. 3)
1 La hora inglesa John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 16 October 1979; (p. 3)
1 Comentarios John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 2 October 1979; (p. 3)
1 Hablando en clave John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 25 September 1979; (p. 3)

Brotherton explains to his Spanish-language readers meanings and uses for English words and expressions including 'quite good', 'not bad' and 'excellent'. He also notes English speakers' lack of hand gestures.
1 Comentarios John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 28 August 1979; (p. 3)
1 Comentarios John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 18 September 1979; (p. 3)
1 Eternas vacaciones John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 11 September 1979; (p. 3)
1 Comentarios John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 4 September 1979; (p. 3)
1 Comentarios John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 21 August 1979; (p. 3)

Brotherton comments on the relative lack of regional accents in Australian English. He also comments on the diversity of national origins of his colleagues at El Expreso.
1 Comentarios John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 14 August 1979; (p. 3)
1 Comentarios John Brotherton , 1979 single work column
— Appears in: El Expreso , 31 July 1979; (p. 3)

In his first column in this, the first issue of El Expreso, John Brotherton introduces himself and offers a defence of his position as an English migrant contributing to a Spanish-language newspaper in Sydney. In a constructed dialogue, two commentators note that migrants from England such as Brotherton as almost as 'woggie' as Hispanic-Australians, though no-one notices ['Te das cuenta que son casi tan 'woggies' como nosotros, pero nadie se fija'].
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