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This series aims to nurture, study, translate and disseminate literary works by Greeks of the diaspora.
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8y Dimitris Tsaloumas : A Voluntary Exile : Selected Writings on His Life and Work Helen Nickas (editor), Brighton : Owl Publishing , 1999 Z668595 1999 anthology criticism biography interview review 'This edited volume on acclaimed Greek-Australian poet Dimitris Tsaloumas is a ‘polyphonic’ response to his work, consisting of essays, reviews and interviews . The book is bilingual (English and Greek) and begins with an introduction by the editor, in English and Greek. The pieces that follow are by Greek diasporic critics (Helen Nickas, Mimis Sophocleous, Michael Tsianikas and Stathis Gauntlett) while English-speaking critics from Australia, England and the U.S.A include Judith Rodriguez, David Tacey, John Barnes, Matt Simpson, John Lucas, Gillian Bouras and Djelal Kadir. The book includes two reflective pieces by the poet himself and two interviews, all providing a fascinating insight into the poet and his work.' (Publisher's blurb) Brighton : Owl Publishing , 1999
- y Migrant Daughters : The Female Voice in Greek-Australian Prose Fiction Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 1992 Z27315 1992 single work criticism biography Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 1992
- y He Thealle : Poiese Thealle : Four Narrative Poems Bundoora : Owl Publishing , 1993 Z1501564 1993 selected work poetry Bundoora : Owl Publishing , 1993
- y Dimitris Tsaloumas Reads a Selection of His Poems in Greek and English Ho Demetres Tsaloumas Diavazei Poiematon tou Sta Hellenika kai Angelika Epiloge Helen Nickas (editor), Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 1994 Z984425 1994 selected work poetry Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 1994
- y The Earth is Hollow Canberra : Leros Press , 1988 Z107532 1988 selected work prose Collection of experimental prose pieces unified through the use of one central character. : 'You may never have read a book quite like this before. It is a book of - what? Sketches perhaps? Short pieces at any rate, poetic and penetrating. Some naturalistic, some fantastic, some in the form of fables for our time, some in the form of surrealistic anecdotes' (Inside front cover of bilingual edition.). Athens : Ekdoseis Kanake , 1994
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Re-Telling the Tale : Poetry and Prose by Greek-Australian Women Writers
Helen Nickas
(editor),
Konstandina Dounis
(editor),
Bundoora
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Owl Publishing
,
1994
Z497027
1994
anthology
short story
drama
extract
poetry
"In this book, more than forty Greek-Australian women have composed, through poems and stories, a migrant tale of hardship, survival and joy: a truly Australian tale, a truly Greek tale, as both countries have given and taken from each other through migration. Each writer contributes, in her own voice and style, a part of this story which begins with the first generation of migrants, who had to endure life away from ‘home’, and is followed by those of their offspring who live in, or between, two worlds and experience the conflicts, as well as the joys, of a dual existence. Contributors range from the unpublished, to those previously published only in Greek, to others who are established names in 'Australian' literature. They are all here side by side, telling their part of the story. The editors of this book have provided a Greek-Australian story, fittingly, in bilingual form."
Taken from: http://owlpublishing.com.au/re-telling-the-tale.html
Bundoora : Owl Publishing , 1994 -
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Alexia : A Tale of Two Cultures
Sydney
:
John Ferguson
,
1984
Z893940
1984
single work
novel
young adult
'Alexia is a fictional account, in the fairytale mode, of the experiences of a Greek refugee family who settles in New Zealand in the fifties. The story centres on Alexia, the young heroine whose world is literally turned upside down when she finds herself surrounded by people whose language and culture are totally alien to her. With a mixture of a child naivety and grown-up ironic humour, the story gives the stark ethnic, linguistic and cultural contrasts, which an experience of displacement entails.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Alexia : A Tale for Advanced Children Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 1995 - y Allochthona Topia : Greek-language Poetry from Australia and Canada Helen Nickas (editor), Stephanos Konstantinides (editor), Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 1998 Z1377679 1998 anthology poetry 'In this anthology the editors have selected for inclusion nineteen Greek-language poets from Australia and Canada, who best document, in literary terms, the migrant experience of the latter half of the twentieth century in their respective countries of settlement. These poets have established a strong literary presence through their distinctive styles or perspectives and have helped invigorate the use of the Greek language outside the geographical borders of Greece. The poets from Australia include Vasso Kalamaras, Dina Amanatides, Dimitris Tsaloumas, Yota Krili, Stylianos Harkianakis, Erma Vassiliou and from Canada, Yiorgos Thaniel, Vissarion Hatzidavid, Christos Ziatas, Stephanos Konstantinides and Thalia Tassou.' (From publisher's website). Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 1998
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Poems
Poiemata
Melbourne
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Owl Publishing
,
2000
Z1187763
2000
selected work
poetry
"The poems in this book were selected to reflect the diasporic experience. Antigone Kefala, a Greek from Romania and living in Australia, has lived her life moving between (or within) different languages, cultures and countries. As the editor’s note states, the poems capture artistically and intellectually the two most significant phenomena of the twentieth century: wars and migration. The selection was made from all previous collections by Kefala: The Alien, Thirsty Weather, European Notebook and Absence."
Taken from: http://owlpublishing.com.au/poems-a-selection.html
Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2000 -
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Olympias : Mother of Alexander the Great
Melbourne
:
Owl Publishing
,
2001
Z974022
2001
single work
drama
"This play (written in English and in Greek) aimed to be published first in book form and subsequently to be staged as a theatrical production. Distinguished author Vasso Kalamaras from Perth, Australia, whose writing captures the universal themes of exile, marriage, motherhood, betrayal and more, chose as her subject the legendary queen Olympias of Ancient Macedonia and mother of Alexander the Great. The play explores the fascinating story of a woman (wife, mother and grandmother) who fought courageously against the male order of her day."
Taken from: http://owlpublishing.com.au/olympias.html
Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2001 - y Diphoros Karpos Poems: Greek Selections Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2001 Z1453658 2001 selected work poetry Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2001
- y The Island Sydney : Hale and Iremonger , 1984 Z100322 1984 single work novel L'ile To Nisi Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2002
- y Triptych : Poems Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2003 Z1734796 2003 selected work poetry 'Triptych, by the bilingual poet Yota Krili, includes three collections of poems, which were written over a period of several decades. They tell the story of the (immigrant) woman and her life's journey in three parts: Patchwork is a group of poems, as fragments, reflecting the rich diversity of life; Memories vividly evokes people and events of a past in Greece and Laya is a poetic exploration of the migrant experience.' (Publisher's blurb) Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2003
- y The Bird, the Belltower Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2005 Z1225156 2005 selected work poetry Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2005
- y The Earth is Hollow Canberra : Leros Press , 1988 Z107532 1988 selected work prose Collection of experimental prose pieces unified through the use of one central character. : 'You may never have read a book quite like this before. It is a book of - what? Sketches perhaps? Short pieces at any rate, poetic and penetrating. Some naturalistic, some fantastic, some in the form of fables for our time, some in the form of surrealistic anecdotes' (Inside front cover of bilingual edition.). Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2005
- y Mothers from the Edge : An Anthology Helen Nickas (editor), Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2006 Z1349339 2006 anthology prose short story autobiography biography drama Mothers from the Edge is an antipodean anthology about mothers and daughters, consisting of (auto)biographical fiction, fictionalised (auto)biography, memoirs, short stories, plays. These are all new works by twenty-eight women writers in Australia, with a Greek background, or connection. What they all share is the mother-daughter bond, interwoven with the common thread of migration. What they all show is that the pleasure and pain associated with having two (or more) cultures in their life is profoundly challenging and enriching. (Back cover.) Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2006
- y Gynaikes ton Antipodon : Ellinoafstralezika Diigimata Helen Nickas (editor), Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2008 Z1734819 2008 anthology poetry 'This anthology contains translations into Greek of twelve short stories originally published in the anthologies Re-telling the Tale (1994) and Mothers from the Edge (2006). These stories by first- and second-generation Greek-Australian women writers depict the female migrant experience in all its manifestations and in a variety of styles and forms. The twelve writers included are: Jeanna Vithoulkas, Antigone Kefala, Venetia Kefalianou, Angela Costi, Despina Michael, Eleni Nika, Toula Nikolaou, Zeny Dorati-Giles, Konstandina Dounis, Vasiliki Nihas, Vicky Tsaconas, Eugenia Tsoulis.' (Publisher's blurb) Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2008
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Max : The Confessions of a Cat
Helen Nickas
(translator),
Melbourne
:
Owl Publishing
,
2009
Z1734810
2009
single work
novel
'Max: The Confessions of a Cat is a modern fable whereby the protagonist Max - a philosophising cat - is observing the humans around him with much perspicacity and wry irony. As humans do not seem to pay much attention to 'other' voices, Max is determined to change things.' (Publisher's blurb)
Melbourne : Owl Publishing , 2009 - y Athina and Her Daughters : A Memoir of Two Worlds Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2010 Z1734684 2010 single work biography 'This memoir tells the story of a Greek mother and her five daughters, and their journey through all of the 20th century from Greece – with its rural and urban traditions, politics, occupations and civil wars – to migration in Australia where the daughters come for a better life. Through a polyphonic narrative, it lets the women speak in their own voices and tell their own stories about the impact of major events in their lives.' (Publisher's blurb) Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2010
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Dreams of Clay Drops of Dew : Selected Poems
Brighton
:
Owl Publishing
,
2011
Z1838646
2011
selected work
poetry
Dreams of Clay Drops of Dew contains two hundred poems, including the very short poems known as “Scattered Thoughts”, and translated into English by Konstandina Dounis, seeks to acquaint the English-speaking readership with the beauty of her work and the wide range of her thematic preoccupations. [From the publisher's website]
Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2011 -
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Σημειωμενες λιαφανειες
Noted Transparencies
Brighton
:
Owl Publishing
,
2016
21100437
2016
selected work
poetry
'During the "kindled hours" of a single winter's night in his suburban "hermitage" in Melbourne, an elderly Nikos Nomikos is revisited by a searing vision he first had in a faraway place and time. With Noted Transparencies, the ascetic poet traverses worlds, tragedies and loves, more than half a century later, in his pained and joyous struggle to break the spell of the vision which has haunted him all his life.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2016