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A. P. Riemer A. P. Riemer i(A18996 works by) (a.k.a. Andrew P. Riemer; Andrew Riemer)
Born: Established: 28 Feb 1936 Budapest,
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Hungary,
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Eastern Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 5 Jun 2020
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1947
Heritage: Hungarian
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Andrew Reimer emigrated to Australia at the age of eleven and was educated at the universities of London and Sydney. Reimer was an English lecturer at Sydney University and an author, memoirist and book reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald.  He is the winner of several literary awards including the Geraldine Pascall Award for Critical Writing in 1999.

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y separately published work icon A Family History of Smoking Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 2008 Z1498150 2008 single work autobiography

'A Family History of Smoking is a compelling memoir about two European families living through the last gasps of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. From great-grandfather David, who saw his family's fortunes decline with the gradual rise of anti-Semitism, to the ultra-modern, glamorous mother who held her family together through World War II, Andrew Riemer paints a beautiful portrait of a now vanished world that literally went up in smoke.

'Set against the backdrop of the tumult of early twentieth-century Europe, A Family History of Smoking is full of eccentric characters, literary anecdotes and historical drama, and is a moving tribute to a family, its strength and its stories.' (Publisher's blurb)
2008 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award — Non-Fiction Prize
y separately published work icon Sandstone Gothic St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1998 Z442019 1998 single work autobiography
1998 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Christina Stead Award
y separately published work icon Inside Outside : Life Between Two Worlds North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1992 Z248856 1992 single work autobiography
1992 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Christina Stead Award
1993 shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Lysbeth Cohen Memorial Prize
1992 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Multicultural NSW Award
1992 winner New South Wales State Literary Awards — Ethnic Affairs Commission Award
1992 winner FAW Herb Thomas Literary Award
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