{"product_id":"sydney-journals-paperback","title":"Sydney Journals - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntigone Kefala\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thirty-year diary that became a groundbreaking literary project.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntigone Kefala has long been considered one of Australia's best kept secrets. Born in Romania in 1931, she and her family were forced to flee following the occupation by the Soviet Union, escaping first to refugee camps in Greece before moving to New Zealand and then finally Australia in 1959, where she lived until her death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she grew into her career as a writer, she situated herself within Sydney's artistic and intellectual milieu, publishing poetry and fiction. She also kept a diary for over thirty years, portraying a world sustained by conversation and friendship, and by reflection, on books and paintings, plays and films, and literary fortune. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Kefala, \u003ci\u003eSydney Journals\u003c\/i\u003e was a literary project, culled from decades of recordkeeping and shaped by austere and frank observations that beam with poignancy and humor. What is left is a rare document of the domestic and public life of the period, of an aging writer and her companions, and the dramatic beauty of the city and its landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntimate in its recollections, social in nature, the \u003ci\u003eJournals\u003c\/i\u003e establishes Antigone Kefala as one of literature's great diarists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntigone Kefala\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-2022) wrote three works of fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe First Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlexia\u003c\/i\u003e, and five poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Alien\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThirsty Weather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEuropean Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbsence: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFragments\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2017 Judith Wright Calanthe Award and was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Poetry. Her collections of journals are \u003ci\u003eSummer Visit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSydney Journals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLate Journals\u003c\/i\u003e, her final work. She was the recipient of the 2022 Patrick White Literary Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987484901677,"sku":"9798893380255","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UfiAT91ukm9798893380255.webp?v=1776178988","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/sydney-journals-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}