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Semi autobiographical short story.

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Appears in:

y Meanjin vol. 7 no. 3 Spring 1948 Z654072 1948 periodical issue 1948
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1948
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pg. 147-153
Appears in:

y Aliens in Their Land : The Aborigine in the Australian Short Story Louise E. Rorabacher (editor), Melbourne : Cheshire , 1968 Z387070 1968 anthology short story Abstract This anthology contains a collection of short stories by several well known authors, representing white Australian attitudes towards Australian Aboriginals. Melbourne : Cheshire , 1968
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1968
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pg. 103-112
Note: With title: Black Girl
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y Alien Son Judah Waten , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1952 Z53291 1952 selected work short story autobiography (taught in 2 units) Abstract
'Alien Son, in simple yet rich language, is the story of a Russian family settling in Australia in the years before the first World War. Waten tells of life in his home, among the family's Jewish friends, among his new Australian playmates, on his father's bottle-o rounds - of their hopes, despairs, the comedies and tragedies - all told with the warmth, understanding, and sometimes lack of understanding, that is felt by a child finding himself between the two worlds. His attempts to reconcile the demands of these two worlds rarely meet with success; often they end in situations that are at once poignantly sad and humorous.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Australian Classics ed.).
North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1989
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1989
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pg. 133-143
Note: With title: Black Girl