A. W. Wheen A. W. Wheen i(A43130 works by) (a.k.a. Arthur Wesley Wheen; A. W.)
Born: Established: 9 Feb 1897 Sunny Corner, Lithgow area, Central West NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 15 Mar 1971 Amersham, Buckinghamshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
Departed from Australia: Jul 1920
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1 Arthur to His Father A. W. Wheen , 2013 extract correspondence (We Talked of Other Things : The Life and Letters of Arthur Wheen 1897-1971)
— Appears in: From the Trenches : The Best Anzac Writing from World War One 2013; (p. 219-224)
1 2 y separately published work icon We Talked of Other Things : The Life and Letters of Arthur Wheen 1897-1971 A. W. Wheen , Tanya Crothers (editor), Woollahra : Longueville Media , 2011 Z1817821 2011 selected work correspondence war literature 'Arthur Wheen was an Australian who escaped the parochialism of Sydney in the 1920s to live his life in England, after arriving on a Rhodes Scholarship. His brilliance as a writer and linguist was recognised by the wide acclaim that followed his 1929 translation from German of the classic, All Quiet on the Western Front. The book's author, Erich Maria Remarque credited Wheen with a sensitive artistry [that] turned the translation into an original. These qualities, together with wit and eloquence, also characterised the many letters treasured by his family and friends.

'As a young soldier in the AIF during World War I, Wheen was admired for his compassion and his unusual courage on the battlefield and was honoured for conspicuous gallantry. After the war, his interest in literature and the arts drew him into a circle of avant-garde writers, critics and artists, including T. S. Eliot, Herbert Read and David Jones. As Keeper of the Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum for more than twenty years, he used his knowledge of history and languages to broaden and enhance the museum's collection of publications on aesthetics and the philosophy of art.

'This is the story, told through letters, of one man's war and his slow struggle out of the trenches towards peace - a peace soon shattered by personal loss and Hitler's advance. It is also the story also of a special relationship between father and daughter.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 y separately published work icon Three Comrades Erich Maria Remarque , ( trans. A. W. Wheen )expression Boston : Little, Brown , 1937 Z1479561 1937 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Road Back Erich Maria Remarque , ( trans. A. W. Wheen )expression Boston : Little, Brown , 1931 Z1479496 1931 single work novel
2 14 y separately published work icon Im Westen nichts Neues Erich Maria Remarque , ( trans. A. W. Wheen with title All Quiet on the Western Front ) London : G. P. Putnam's Sons , 1929 Z1154455 1929 single work novel war literature
1 1 y separately published work icon Two Masters A. W. Wheen , London : Faber , 1929 Z1154700 1923 single work novella war literature
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