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Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition in the U.S.A.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Keneally tells the tale of the unlikely encounter that propelled him to write about Oskar Schindler, and of the impact of his extraordinary account on people around the world. Australian writer Keneally met Leopold "Poldek" Pfefferberg, the owner of a Beverly Hills luggage shop, in 1981. Poldek, a Polish Jew and a Holocaust survivor, had a tale he wanted the world to know. He convinced Keneally to relate the incredible story of "the all-drinking,...
Series
Dictionary of literary biography volume 230
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
xx, 499 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A beautiful, evocative, and sometimes provocative memoir of Australia's unique landscape, and how that singular place has shaped Tim Winton and his writing. From boyhood, Winton's relationship with the world around him-rock pools, sea caves, scrub, and swamp-has been as vital as any other connection. Camping in hidden inlets, walking in high rocky desert, diving in reefs, bobbing in the sea between surfing sets, Winton has felt the place seep into...
Series
Dictionary of literary biography volume 289
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
xix, 433 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
The story of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical children's nanny, is remarkable enough. She was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the role in Disney's hugely successful film. Now she is a Broadway sensation all over again. But the story of Mary Poppins's creator, as this first biography reveals, is just as unexpected and remarkable. Australian journalist Pamela Lyndon...
Series
Dictionary of literary biography volume 260
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
xxi, 510 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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