Synopsis
Autobiographical account of the changes observed in Australian society in the years following World War II as experienced by the author and his family after leaving Hungary. The author's return to Budapest in 1990 prompts comparisons to the situation in Australia.
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About the Author
Andrew Riemer is a well-known critic, academic and bestselling author, and is the Sydney Morning Herald chief book reviewer. He is the winner of several literary awards and he taught at Sydney University for many years. His books include The Habsburg Cafe, Sandstone Gothic, Hughes and A Family History of Smoking.
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A biography of the life of the author who, on a November day in 1946, left a bomb-scarred Budapest on his way to Australia. In 1990 he returned to the country of his birth where he tried to reconstruct the past from shreds of memory and family myths.
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Inside Outside: Life Between Two Worlds
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Imprint / Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1992
ISBN 10: 0207173982
ISBN 13: 9780207173981
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Andrew Riemer's masterful account of the changes in Australian society in the years after World War II, as experienced by the author and his family after leaving Hungary. 218 pages. Tanning to page edges. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Autobiography::Memoir; Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0207173982. ISBN/EAN: 9780207173981. Inventory No: 269913. Seller Inventory # 269913