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Susan Varga Susan Varga i(A14840 works by) (birth name: ZsuZsi Schwimmer)
Born: Established: 1943
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Hungary,
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Eastern Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1948
Heritage: Hungarian
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1 Shadow Life : The Ebb and Flow of Belonging and Alienation Susan Varga , 2020 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 69 2020; (p. 217-232)
'I was less than five when I left Hungary for Australia, yet many of my formative experiences had already taken place — mostly unremembered and deep in the subconscious. Hungary was in my blood. In my Hungarian Jewish blood, I have to add. It is now seventy years since I left, and I can see that my engagement with Hungary has gone through several phases. The first I call amnesia; the second indifference, followed by re-engagement — discovering the place of Hungary in my life. Then the final phase: withdrawal. Each personal phase has coincided with a distinct phase in Hungary's postwar evolution.' (Introduction)
 
1 A Sevenfold Whammy : The Burdens of Self-doubt Susan Varga , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 422 2020; (p. 46)

— Review of Untethered : A Memoir Hayley Katzen , 2020 single work autobiography
'What tethers you to your life? For most people it is the filaments of connection – family, place, friends, work. Hayley Katzen becomes untethered in multiple ways in this engaging and highly readable book. Many will identify with that period of life when you are technically a functioning adult, but there remains a long, long journey ahead to real adulthood. Katzen has a sevenfold whammy: a broken family life; the trauma of immigration; losing her Jewish heritage; discovering herself as a lesbian; dropping out of a career; moving to the country; and falling in love with an ‘unsuitable’ woman.' (Introduction)
1 Layers Susan Varga , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 410 2019; (p. 40)

'Carol Lefevre is the author of two novels and a non-fiction book on Adelaide, all well received and awarded. Yet she is not as well known in her own country as she should be, having spent decades in England. I hope The Happiness Glass will remedy that.'  (Introduction)

1 3 y separately published work icon Rupture Susan Varga , Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2016 9635567 2016 selected work poetry
1 Sydney Susan Varga , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Winter no. 44 2014; (p. 113)
1 Dark Times Susan Varga , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Winter no. 24 2009; (p. 173-180)
1 Road to Redemption Mark Dapin , Diane Armstrong , Susan Varga , Joanne Fedler , Andrea Goldsmith , Arnold Zable , 2009 single work short story crime
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 18 September vol. 75 no. 50 2009; (p. p. 11-12)
"It's Rosh Hashanah and Danny Shapiro finds himself a free man after two years locked up in jail. Will he seek redemption or revenge? Road to Redemption is a tale of deceit, guilt, family and new beginnings." -- The Australian Jewish News
1 11 y separately published work icon Headlong : A Novel Susan Varga , Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2009 Z1571451 2009 single work novel Julie has suddenly lost her husband and, along with him, her will to live. The vital, energetic old woman that her daughter Kati thought she knew has disappeared almost overnight. How is Kati to cope with a mother constantly on the verge of suicide? This finely wrought tale of love and conflict casts a searchlight into dark areas- how people deal with ageing, loss, death and grief. At what point are you allowed to say 'Life is not worth living'? (Publisher's Blurb).
1 The Gift of Tongues Susan Varga , 2004-2005 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Summer no. 6 2004-2005; (p. 203-209) A Revealed Life : Australian Writers and Their Journeys in Memoir 2007; (p. 202-206)
1 Outback Charms Susan Varga , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 263 2004; (p. 24)

— Review of The Master Pearler's Daughter : Memories of My Broome Childhood Rosemary Hemphill , 2004 single work autobiography ; Bullo : The Next Generation Marlee Ranacher , 2003 single work autobiography
1 Bronco Ride Susan Varga , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 42)

— Review of A Lot of Croc Kate Finlayson , 2003 single work novel
1 Twice the Man Susan Varga , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 August 2003; (p. 6-7)
Varga clarifies the confusion surrounding the two George Molnar's, who, although sharing a common name and heritage, led quite separate and distinctive lives.
1 Memory and Exile, Exile and Memory Susan Varga , 2002 single work diary short story
— Appears in: Salt , vol. 16 no. 2002; (p. 124-132)
1 Masterly Tales Susan Varga , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 242 2002; (p. 23)

— Review of The Fig Tree Arnold Zable , 2002 selected work autobiography prose extract
1 Culture by Custom Susan Varga , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 30 April vol. 120 no. 6322 2002; (p. 74)

— Review of Seducing Mr Maclean Loubna Haikal , 2002 single work novel ; The City of Sealions Eva Sallis , 2002 single work novel
1 Broome - Remote Frontier Town or the Future Shape of Australia Susan Varga , Anne Coombs , 2001 single work essay
— Appears in: The Sydney Papers , vol. 13 no. 2 2001; (p. 97-106)
1 Broome's Other Pearls Susan Varga , 2001 single work prose travel
— Appears in: Eureka Street , April vol. 11 no. 3 2001; (p. 30-32)
2 7 y separately published work icon Broometime Susan Varga , Anne Coombs , Sydney : Hodder Headline Australia , 2001 Z818427 2001 single work prose travel
1 Families: Fact or Fiction? Susan Varga , 1999 single work essay
— Appears in: The Sydney Papers , vol. 11 no. 4 1999; (p. 19-29)
1 6 y separately published work icon Happy Families Susan Varga , Sydney : Hodder Headline Sceptre , 1999 Z266105 1999 single work novel

'Happy families are not always conventional. Conventional families are not always happy. A panorama in miniature of contemporary'Australian life in which different worlds connect and collide: city and country, 'old' Europe and 'new' Australia, black and white Australians and male and female values.

'A warm and compelling novel about women's lives, the past and its secrets and the different shapes families can take.' (Publication summary)

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