Exile : the lives and hopes of Werner Pelz / Roger Averill.
Exile : the lives and hopes of Werner Pelz / Roger Averill.
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Publisher
Melbourne, Vic. : Transit Lounge, 2012.
Date
2012.
Call Numbers
G 2013/3145 , 940.5318/99
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Language
English
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Physical content
367 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne, Vic. : Transit Lounge, 2012.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
Like the best true life adventures, the story of Werner Pelz is stranger than fiction. Forced to flee Nazi Germany for being Jewish, he was then interned in England for being German. Shipped to Australia on the notorious HMT Dunera, he spent two years in internment camps in Hay and Tatura. After returning to Britain, his life evolved into a spiritu...
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Full title
Exile : the lives and hopes of Werner Pelz / Roger Averill.
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Notes
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National Biography Award contender, 2013.
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Awards
NSW Premier's Literary Award, Douglas Stewart Prize: Winner (2013)
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G 2013/3145 , 940.5318/99
Record Identifier
74Vv8yj6PO3l
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv8yj6PO3l
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ISBN
1921924217 (pbk)
9781921924217 (pbk)
DDC
940.5318092
MMS ID
991014337629702626
