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Helen Trinca Helen Trinca i(A32815 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 An Unlikely Story Helen Trinca , 2020 single work obituary (for Elizabeth Harrower )
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 July 2020; (p. 12)
1 Bringing a Cutting Edge to Counterculture Helen Trinca , 2016 single work obituary (for Richard Neville )
— Appears in: The Australian , 6 September 2016; (p. 3)
1 The Songs in Her Words Helen Trinca , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 November 2015; (p. 6)
1 An Enduring Cultural Exchange Helen Trinca , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 June 2015; (p. 15)
1 A Home Built on Words and Work Helen Trinca , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 May 2015; (p. 7)
1 Like a Tourist with Benefits : Dilemma of the Domestic Ex-pat Helen Trinca , 2015 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 47 2015; (p. 91-96)

' Have a friend who says she weeps every time the plane descends over her hometown of Johannesburg. She has been away from South Africa for forty years but she is brought to tears whenever she catches sight of the city she left at the age of twenty. She never wants to return to live there permanently, but every time she flies in she is blindsided by emotion she cannot explain.' (Publication abstract)

1 Unlocked Secret Emerges from Certain Circles to Wade Into Miles Franklin Mix Helen Trinca , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 April 2014; (p. 7)
1 How an Aussie Sheila Seduced British King Helen Trinca , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 January 2014; (p. 8)

— Review of Sheila : The Australian Beauty Who Bewitched British Society Robert Wainwright , 2014 single work biography
1 OZ Feminist Offspring Helen Trinca , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 March 2013; (p. 14)
1 The Sum of OZ Helen Trinca , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 March 2013; (p. 6-7, 8)
1 Wonders of OZ Lost as Yale Steps In Helen Trinca , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 March 2013; (p. 7)
'Richard Neville, on of the key figures of the 1960s counter-culture movement, has sold his vast personal archive to Yale University after the National Library of Australia failed to make a competitive offer.'
1 11 y separately published work icon Madeleine : A Life of Madeleine St. John Helen Trinca , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2013 Z1926171 2013 single work biography

'At the age of fifteen Madeleine saw herself as a painter and pianist, but Ms Medway peered down at Madeleine during her entrance interview in 1957 and announced: "You know dear, I think you might write."

'Madeleine would write. But not for some time. The Women in Black, a sparkling gem that belied the difficulties that had dogged her own life, was published when Madeleine St John was in her fifties. Her third novel, The Essence of the Thing, was shortlisted for the 1997 Booker Prize, and she continued to write until her death in 2006.

'Helen Trinca has captured the troubled life of Madeleine St John in this moving account of a remarkable writer. After the death of her mother when Madeleine was just twelve, she struggled to find her place in the world. Estranging herself from her family, and from Australia, she lived for a time in the US before moving to London where Robert Hughes, Germaine Greer, Bruce Beresford, Barry Humphries and Clive James were making their mark. In 1993, when The Women in Black was published, it became clear what a marvellous writer Madeleine St John was.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Closing the Door Helen Trinca , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 November 2013; (p. 19)
'A decade after he won the Man Booker with his first novel, DBC Pierre believes literature is 'the last space where we can tell the truth', as he tells Helen Trinca.'
1 Letter from the Heart Inspired Mackenzie's 'Nearly Perfect' Novel Helen Trinca , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 August 2013; (p. 3)
1 Navigating a River of Sadness Helen Trinca , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 June 2013; (p. 20-21)
'Helen Trinca considers a writer who found life a 'very mysterious business'.
1 Places in the Heart : My Return Home Helen Trinca , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 December 2012; (p. 9)
1 Living Dangerously Helen Trinca , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 - 28 October 2012; (p. 8-9)
'Why novelist Elizabeth Harrower abandoned writing is one of the great puzzles of Australian letters. Helen Trinca searches for an answer' (8).
1 The Unbearable Wrongness of a Bad Title Helen Trinca , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 July 2012; (p. 20)
1 Creativity Salvaged from the Domestic Helen Trinca , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 - 29 May 2011; (p. 20)

— Review of Nine Lives : Postwar Women Writers Making Their Mark Susan Sheridan , 2011 selected work biography
1 Nothing Lost in Translation of the Classics for a Modern Theatre Audience Helen Trinca , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 March 2011; (p. 3)
'Great plays are getting a working over by a new generation of Australian writers and directors.' The Weekend Australian, 26-27 March 2011.
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