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This text is a companion volume to Asimir in Vienna and No Gun for Asimir, which received a high commendation in the Australian Human Rights Awards. This personal account of Asmir's father's struggle to escape from war-torn Sarajevo and rejoin his family has been retold by well-known children's author, Christobel Mattingley.
(Source: Angus & Robertson)
(Source: Angus & Robertson)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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A Country Postmistress, Women Artists, Aboriginal People, a Tin Miner, a Bomber Pilot, a Refugee: Publishing Their Stories
2009
single work
criticism
autobiography
— Appears in: Oral History Association of Australia , no. 31 2009; (p. 30-36) Widely published Australian author and historian Christobel Mattingley has written biographies of two significant Tasmanians, two major Aboriginal histories, three film scripts about women artists, and accounts of a Second World War bomber pilot and of a Bosnian refugee, all using oral history. This article outlines aspects of her approach to her writing and to her subjects, and how her books have emerged from her own life journey. -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 December 1997; (p. 7)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo 1996 single work novel -
Siege Lifted: Slow Start Reprieves Sacrifice
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 March 1997; (p. 14)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo 1996 single work novel -
A Look at... Christobel Mattingley's Asmir Trilogy
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 11 no. 2 1996; (p. 45) -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 40 no. 2 1996; (p. 37)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo 1996 single work novel
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Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 40 no. 2 1996; (p. 37)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo 1996 single work novel -
The Small Humiliations of War
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 March 1996; (p. C11)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo 1996 single work novel ; The Enemy You Killed 1996 single work novel -
Dedicated to Peace
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 179 1996; (p. 60)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo 1996 single work novel -
Siege Lifted: Slow Start Reprieves Sacrifice
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 March 1997; (p. 14)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo 1996 single work novel -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 December 1997; (p. 7)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo 1996 single work novel -
A Look at... Christobel Mattingley's Asmir Trilogy
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 11 no. 2 1996; (p. 45) -
A Country Postmistress, Women Artists, Aboriginal People, a Tin Miner, a Bomber Pilot, a Refugee: Publishing Their Stories
2009
single work
criticism
autobiography
— Appears in: Oral History Association of Australia , no. 31 2009; (p. 30-36) Widely published Australian author and historian Christobel Mattingley has written biographies of two significant Tasmanians, two major Aboriginal histories, three film scripts about women artists, and accounts of a Second World War bomber pilot and of a Bosnian refugee, all using oral history. This article outlines aspects of her approach to her writing and to her subjects, and how her books have emerged from her own life journey. -
It Was So Good They Called for More
1996
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 March 1996; (p. 16) -
An Interview with Christobel Mattingley
1996
single work
column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 18 1996; (p. 26-30) -
An Interview with Christobel Mattingley
1996
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 40 no. 1 1996; (p. 12-13)
Awards
- 1998 shortlisted Christian Schools Book of the Year Awards
Last amended 27 Mar 2013 10:49:47
Subjects:
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cBosnia & Herzegovina,ccEx Yugoslavia,cEastern Europe, Europe,
Settings:
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cBosnia & Herzegovina,ccEx Yugoslavia,cEastern Europe, Europe,
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cUnited States of America (USA),cAmericas,
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