Cloris De Matteis Cloris De Matteis i(A119186 works by)
Born: Established: 1943
c
Italy,
c
Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Italian
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
2 1 y separately published work icon An Italian Down Under: A Migrant Woman's Tale Cloris De Matteis , 2008 single work autobiography 'Right from the beginning this enthralling story confronts the reader with the seemingly endless difficulties that Italian immigrant woman Cloris De Matteis faces 'Down Under' in her new adopted country Australia. Spurned by her family and eventually disappointed by all the men in her life, she tries to cope with a young family in a foreign culture brimming with prejudices and scorn. This is a truly inspiring story - a tale that ends back where it started from, but one that provides a profound insight into the forces that drive someone to seek a new life on the other side of the world and later is courageous enough to admit and analyse her wrong decisions. It is a refreshing outsider's view of the diverse struggles she discovers 'Down Under' and the battles to overcome them. -- From the publisher's website at http://www.trafford.com/07-2580.
X