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Sneja Gunew argues that Kefala's work has been marginalised by Australian literary criticism. 'The voice that manifest itself 40 years ago was categorized too quickly as "alien", a designation that has haunted Kefala's work thereafter. It is time to relocate her as a cultural pioneer who gave voice for over fifty years to those postwar immigrants who form an integral part of the fabric of Australian culture but whose contributions still require more systematic analysis and mapping, including a mapping in languages other than English.' (218)
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Epigraph: 'as if I had a hand in making the place' (Kefala SJ, 67)
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'We, the Only Witness of Ourselves' : Re-Reading Antigone Kefala's Work
Subjects:
- The Alien 1973 selected work poetry
- Sydney Journals : Reflections 1970-2000 2008 selected work diary
- The First Journey 1975 single work novel
- The Island 1984 single work novel
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