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Judith Sackville-O'Donnell Judith Sackville-O'Donnell i(A82278 works by)
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1 Kidnapped from Olinda Judith Sackville-O'Donnell , 2015 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal , November vol. 23 no. 3 2015; (p. 476-481)
1 Distortion and Caricature Judith Sackville-O'Donnell , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 175 2004; (p. 47-52)

Sackville-O'Donnell asserts that there are serious flaws in Courtenay's depictions of Ikey and Hannah Solomon, the two Jewish characters in The Potato Factory. (The Solomons were real people and their lives were quite well documented.) Although Courtenay has claimed that his novel was thoroughly and seriously researched, Sackville-O'Donnell contends that Courtenay's claims cannot be substantiated.

Providing examples of inconsistencies between the fictional representation and historical documents, Sackville-O'Donnell suggests that 'Courtenay has distorted and ignored the vast bulk of documented material on Ikey Solomon, and created a grotesque Jewish caricature that has nothing in common with the complex personality that is the documented Ikey Solomon.'
1 Offensive : Bryce Courtenay's Distortion of Isaac "Ikey" Solomon Judith Sackville-O'Donnell , 2004 extract criticism (Distortion and Caricature)
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News , 21 May vol. 70 no. 34 2004; (p. 17)
1 y separately published work icon The First Fagin : The True Story of Ikey Solomon Judith Sackville-O'Donnell , Melbourne : Acland Press , 2002 Z1901698 2002 single work biography
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