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David Martin David Martin i(A28275 works by) (birth name: Ludwig Detsinyi) (a.k.a. Lajos Detsinyi; Louis Adam; Louis Destiny)
Also writes as: Spinifex
Born: Established: 22 Dec 1915 Budapest,
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Hungary,
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Eastern Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1 Jul 1997 Beechworth, Beechworth - Yackandandah area, North East Victoria, Victoria,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1949
Heritage: Jewish
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1 The Return Trip (from Where a Man Belongs : A Novel) David Martin , 1994 extract
— Appears in: Changing Places : Australian Writers in Europe 1960s-1990s 1994; (p. 251-256)
1 1 y separately published work icon David Martin's Beechworth Book : poems David Martin , Melbourne : David Lovell Publishing , 1993 Z828691 1993 selected work poetry children's
1 The Mary Martin Story David Martin , 1992 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 128 1992; (p. 44-49)
1 3 My Strange Friend (from My Strange Friend : An Autobiography) David Martin , 1991 extract
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 123 1991; (p. 17-22)
1 13 y separately published work icon My Strange Friend : An Autobiography David Martin , Chippendale : Picador , 1991 Z307207 1991 single work autobiography
1 Confessions of a Children's Writer David Martin , 1988 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Quarterly , 2-3 April 1988; (p. 2)
2 2 y separately published work icon Clowning Sim David Martin , Blackburn : Collins Dove , 1988 Z832090 1988 single work novel young adult
1 Stephen Murray-Smith 1922-1988 David Martin , 1988 single work obituary (for Stephen Murray-Smith )
— Appears in: Overland , October no. 112 1988; (p. 10-11)
1 The Uneasy Calm Before the Storm David Martin , 1988 single work biography
— Appears in: The Age , 23 July, 1988; (p. 6)
1 The Lady in the Kain Kelumbung David Martin , 1988 single work travel
— Appears in: Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia , vol. 5 no. 1/2 1988; (p. 434-444)
1 Photo of a Young Soldier David Martin , 1987 single work short story children's war literature
— Appears in: Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life 1987; (p. 67-78)
1 y separately published work icon The Kitten Who Wouldn't Purr David Martin , Mark Payne (illustrator), South Melbourne : Macmillan , 1987 Z865991 1987 single work picture book children's

'Catullus was a friendly, fluffy cat who enjoyed life. But he didn't purr like other cats. The family tried everything, but not a sound came from Catullus. Then one day, his three kitten cousins came to play and the secret was out.' (Publication summary)
1 10 y separately published work icon Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life David Martin , Blackburn : Collins Dove , 1987 Z524032 1987 single work autobiography young adult 'To enter the room where David Martin writes you must bang a door knocker shaped like a fox's head.
Fox on My Door is a voyage round David Martin's study and a journey through a life of adventure. The explorers are his grandchildren, Toby and Sophie, and the drawing are by his son Jan.
What a trip! It leads to a girl in Germany who just cannot tell David from his twin brother. To Greece, where sign language produces a ridiculous encounter. To the front line of a war in Spain. To India and a trainful of bandits - if that is what they are!

And to Australia. There's a stock-whip in David Martin's study, a carved stick with a strange history, a clock that has made him enemies. But of all the things crammed into ti, what will he throw on the wheelbarrow when the bushfire roars across the hill?

Fox on My Door is packed with true and exciting stories, and here one of our best writers for young people tells how he works and became what he is. There is strife and thoughtfulness, laughter and love.

There are not many books quite like this one.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Writing Starts with a Chocolate Bar David Martin , 1987 single work short story biography
— Appears in: Overland , June no. 107 1987; (p. 37-40) Fox on My Door : A Journey through My Life 1987; (p. 45-58)
1 The Issues : [David Martin] David Martin , 1987 single work prose
— Appears in: Imagining the Real : Australian Writing in the Nuclear Age 1987; (p. 91-92)
1 [Untitled] (from Rob the Robber) i "Deep in his heart beneath a spotless vest,", David Martin , 1986 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986; (p. 200-201)
1 Privatising English David Martin , 1986 single work short story
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , April 1986; (p. 13)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Girl Who Didn't Know Kelly David Martin , Hawthorn : Hutchinson , 1985 Z139859 1985 single work novel young adult
1 Roar, Brave Peace Wind i "And when the evening came, the timber workers", David Martin , 1985 single work poetry
— Appears in: Down the Track 1985; (p. 75-76)
1 Parsifal in Eltham David Martin , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 97 1984; (p. 22-24)
— Review of The Eye of the Beholder Betty Roland , 1984 single work biography
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