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'Alien Son, in simple yet rich language, is the story of a Russian family settling in Australia in the years before the first World War. Waten tells of life in his home, among the family's Jewish friends, among his new Australian playmates, on his father's bottle-o rounds - of their hopes, despairs, the comedies and tragedies - all told with the warmth, understanding, and sometimes lack of understanding, that is felt by a child finding himself between the two worlds. His attempts to reconcile the demands of these two worlds rarely meet with success; often they end in situations that are at once poignantly sad and humorous.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Australian Classics ed.).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
North Ryde,
Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- To a Country Town, single work short story autobiography (p. 1-21)
- The Theatre, single work short story autobiography (p. 22-34)
- Looking for a Husband, single work short story autobiography (p. 35-58)
- On a Bottle-Cart, single work short story autobiography (p. 59-68)
- Big Events, single work short story autobiography (p. 69-78)
- Sisters, single work short story autobiography (p. 79-85)
- Uncle Isaac, single work short story autobiography (p. 86-102)
- Father's Horses, single work short story autobiography (p. 103-114)
- Neighbours, single work short story autobiography (p. 115-132)
-
Black Girl in the Street,
single work
short story
(p. 133-143)
Note: With title: Black Girl
- Near the Wharves, single work short story autobiography (p. 144-155)
- Making a Living, single work short story autobiography (p. 156-167)
- Mother, single work short story (p. 168-186)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
Remembering Transcultural Childhoods : Morris Lurie and Judah Waten
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Made : A Multicultural Reader 2010; (p. 33-45) -
Fremantle : The Port as a Threshold of Consciousness in the Novel
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 51 no. 2006; (p. 145-158) Explores the David Lodge q.v. notion of the narrative nature of consciousness in fiction with regard to literature set in the Western Australian Port of Fremantle. Discussion ranges over a period from 1879 to 2006. -
Writing About the Migrant Experience
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 21 October vol. 72 no. 4 2005; (p. 20)
— Review of Alien Son 1952 selected work short story autobiography -
New Places, Old Memories
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antípodas , no. 15 2004; (p. 77-83) - y A Career in Writing : Judah Waten and the Cultural Politics of a Literary Career Toowoomba : Association for the Study of Australian Literature , 1997 Z159609 1997 single work criticism
-
Writing About the Migrant Experience
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 21 October vol. 72 no. 4 2005; (p. 20)
— Review of Alien Son 1952 selected work short story autobiography -
Classic Collection Reclaims Our Neglected Riches
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 20-21 October 1990; (p. 5)
— Review of Waterway 1938 single work novel ; My Brilliant Career [and] My Career Goes Bung 1990 selected work novel ; Intimate Strangers 1937 single work novel ; Alien Son 1952 selected work short story autobiography -
Range of New Releases and Old Gems
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 October 1990; (p. 27)
— Review of Waterway 1938 single work novel ; The Boy Adeodatus : The Portrait of a Lucky Young Bastard 1984 single work autobiography ; Alien Son 1952 selected work short story autobiography -
Jewish Stories
1952
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 October vol. 73 no. 3791 1952; (p. 2)
— Review of Alien Son 1952 selected work short story autobiography -
Untitled
1952
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 11 no. 4 1952; (p. 414-415)
— Review of Alien Son 1952 selected work short story autobiography -
Fremantle : The Port as a Threshold of Consciousness in the Novel
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 51 no. 2006; (p. 145-158) Explores the David Lodge q.v. notion of the narrative nature of consciousness in fiction with regard to literature set in the Western Australian Port of Fremantle. Discussion ranges over a period from 1879 to 2006. - y Judah Waten Interviewed by Hazel de Berg Hazel de Berg (interviewer), Canberra : National Library of Australia , 1960 18411584 1960 single work interview Waten speaks about his book Alien Son ; the similarities between the novel and his own life in Australia ; Waten reads an extract from 'Mother' (Libraries Australia record).
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Remembering Transcultural Childhoods : Morris Lurie and Judah Waten
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Made : A Multicultural Reader 2010; (p. 33-45) -
New Places, Old Memories
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antípodas , no. 15 2004; (p. 77-83) -
Before the Migrant Writer: Judah Waten and the Shaping of a Literary Career
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Striking Chords : Multicultural Literary Interpretations 1992; (p. 101-110)
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