After Romulus
Melbourne
:
Text Publishing
,
2011
Z1794628
2011
single work
autobiography
'In 1998, Raimond Gaita's Romulus, My Father was first published—the story of his father who came to Australia from Europe with his young wife Christine and their four-year-old son after the end of the Second World War. In the isolated landscape of country Victoria, Christine succumbed to mental illness, and a series of tragedies befell the family.
Described as 'a profound meditation on love and death, madness and truth, judgment and compassion', Romulus, My Father became an instant classic.
Now, thirteen years later, and four years after the release of the film, Raimond Gaita has put together this collection in which he reflects on the writing of the book, the making of the film, his relationship to the desolate beauty of the central Victorian landscape, the philosophies that underpinned his father's relationship to the world and, most movingly, the presence and absence of his mother and his unassuaged longing for her.' (Publisher's blurb)
The Philosopher's Dog
Melbourne
:
Text Publishing
,
2002
Z972283
2002
selected work
essay
The author discusses complex questions surrounding our relationships with animals and what our treatment of them says about the human condition. There are also stories of landscape, with reflections on climbers' attitudes towards mountains in terms of respect, gratitude, love, romance, admiration and fear.
Written in a literary style with autobiographical references.
