West Island : Five twentieth-century New Zealanders in Australia 1st Edition Stephanie Johnson

West Island : Five twentieth-century New Zealanders in Australia 1st Edition Stephanie Johnson- Ebook PDF Instant Download/DeliveryISBN: 9781988592763, 1988592763

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• ISBN 10: 1988592763
• ISBN 13:9781988592763
• Author: Stephanie Johnson

Five notable twentieth-century New Zealanders who made their lives in Australia are the subject of this fascinating biographical investigation by award-winning author Stephanie Johnson.Roland Wakelin, Dulcie Deamer, Jean Devanny, Douglas Stewart and Eric Baume had little in common in personality, proclivities and politics. Yet they all experienced fame and/or notoriety in the ‘West Island’ while being largely forgotten in their country of origin. They also occasionally crossed paths in the course of eventful lives.The works of painter Roland Wakelin place him as a founder of Australia’s Modern Movement, while his modest and affable personality was the opposite of the stereotypical artist. Dulcie Deamer was a writer and libertine known for her leopardskin attire and associations with the larger-than-life characters of the Sydney bohemian set – including the ‘Witch of Kings Cross’, fellow New Zealander Rosaleen Norton. The forthright feminism and creative integrity of novelist Jean Devanny led to bitter battles with the same communist movement she devoted decades of her life to. Douglas Stewart was one of the most famous ‘Australian’ writers of his period. He was a long- term gatekeeper for Australian letters as the literary editor of the Bulletin, and then editor for publishers Angus and Robertson. Born into an unusual and unorthodox Jewish family, Eric Baume gained prominence in Australia as an early prototype of the modern- day ‘shock jock’ and at one stage one of the country’s highest-earning media personalities and bestselling authors. A lifelong gambling addict, he died in debt.Stephanie Johnson restores these striking New Zealanders to our national narrative, engaging their life stories to illuminate the curious lacuna that exists at the heart of the complex relationship between the two nations.As a writer with strong connections to both countries, Johnson draws on her own experiences of life on both sides of ‘the ditch’ in her reflections on the trans-

Table contents:

1. A Gathering of New Zealanders and Australians in 1940S Sydney
2. Why?
3. Points of Origin
4. Wairarapa
5. Roland Wakelin
6. Dulcie Deamer
7. Taranaki
8. Douglas Stewart
9. Collingwood, Dunedin And Wellington
10. Jean Devanny
11. Auckland
12. Eric Baume
13. Out Into the World
14. Life in West Island
15. 1913
16. The Painter: Roland Wakelin
17. To Europe and Back Again
18. 1925
19. The Party Girl: Dulcie Deamer
20. Deamer’s New Zealand friend Rosaleen Norton
21. Deamer’s daughter
22. Deamer’s novel Revelation
23. 1939
24. The Beast: Eric Baume
25. Baume’s novel Half-Caste
26. 1951
27. The Communist: Jean Devanny
28. Sugar Heaven
29. Disunity and loss
30. A home of her own
31. 1972
32. The Man of Letters: Douglas Stewart
33. Reel to reel
34. A Comedy Really

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