AustLit
History
In 1979 the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies suffered the loss of its most zealous devotee, H.T. (“Tom”) Priestley, Deputy Chancellor of the University and the founding Chairman of the Foundation.
Mr Priestley died suddenly on 29 August 1979. To mark his influential service the H.T. Priestley Memorial Medal was created in two classes, the silver medal for presentation each year to the winner of the annual literary award, and the gold for the occasional presentation to persons who had made an outstanding contribution to Australian literary culture. (Source : https://www.jcu.edu.au/foundation-for-australian-literary-studies/colin-roderick-award/h.t.-priestley-medal )
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A Guide to Berlin
North Sydney
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Random House Australia
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2015
8588237
2015
single work
novel
(taught in 1 units)
'A Guide to Berlin” is the name of a short story written by Vladimir Nabokov in 1925, when he was a young man of 26, living in Berlin.
'A group of six international travellers, two Italians, two Japanese, an American and an Australian, meet in empty apartments in Berlin to share stories and memories. Each is enthralled in some way to the work of Vladimir Nabokov, and each is finding their way in deep winter in a haunted city. A moment of devastating violence shatters the group, and changes the direction of everyone's story.
'Brave and brilliant, A Guide to Berlin traces the strength and fragility of our connections through biographies and secrets. ' (Publication summary)
