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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Expatriates : Contemporary Australian Tales
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Expatriates: Contemporary Australian Tales is a collection of fictional short stories reflecting the migrant experience in all its manifestations. In particular, most of the stories depict migrants who live isolated lives in farms in Western Australia during the post-war period, when mass migration occurred from countries in Southern Europe. The author, being an immigrant herself, conveys this experience with authenticity, giving voice to the voiceless, who would not have been able to write their own stories. As with the author's previous collections Other Earth, Bitterness and The Same Light, these stories, too, are characterised by gritty realism but also great lyricism.

Notes

  • Dedications:
    Dedicated to my beloved father, Dimitrios Emm. Papayiannakis, descendant from the renowned island of Crete; to my beloved mother Konstantina and my beloved grandmother Eleni Nikotsara-Paphila, both descendants from the evergreen valley which rests at the foot of Mount Parnassus, the home of the most striking beauties, the Nine Olympian Muses, deities with their unique charisma and harmony, they inspire the mortals in poetry, music, song, dance and love: in all kinds of literature and all the fine arts.
    Also dedicated to my dearest land, our little farm situated at Linfarn Road, west Manjimup, ten kilometers from the town in the Warren District, southwest of Western Australia. And to the memory of my father-in-law, Athanasios Kalamaras, whom Australians called 'Tom'; to my husband Leonidas (Leon) and our two sons, Athansios and Konstandinos for without all their hard labouring work, devotion and love, we would never have succeeded in having our own sacred piece of earth. We planted new seeds there and from these seeds have grown the roots for our granddaughters Natasha and Vassiliki and our grandsons Dhamon and Jason in this new country, now the Motherland, Australia.
  • Helen Nickas writes in the introduction to the book that some of the stories were written first in Greek and then re-written in English.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Brighton, Brighton - Moorabbin area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Owl Publishing , 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Two Women, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story (p. 16-21)
Promitheas and His Offerings, Vasso Kalamaras , single work autobiography (p. 22-25)
Cindy, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story western (p. 27-30)
The Unattainable, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story (p. 31-34)
The Little Fairy Tale Bride, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story romance (p. 36-38)
Fire Spirit, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story fantasy (p. 39-44)
O pateras, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story fantasy (p. 46-58)
The Smoke from Their Fireplace, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story (p. 60-63)
Maggie, or Margarita, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story humour (p. 64-68)
The Axe, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story (p. 69-76)
Not My Son, Vasso Kalamaras , Vasso Kalamaras (translator) June Kingdom (translator) single work short story (p. 78-82)
The Meeting, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story (p. 83-92)
The Exorcism, Vasso Kalamaras , Diana Forman (translator) single work short story (p. 92-102)
Kyra-Kalli's Daughter, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story (p. 103-116)
The Monster's Legacy, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story (p. 117-124)
Expatriates, Vasso Kalamaras , single work short story (p. 125-136)
Epilogue, Leon Kalamaras , single work autobiography (p. 138-142)

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