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Once an Australian : journeys with Barry Humphries, Clive James, Germaine Greer and Robert Hughes

by Ian Britain

This collective biography examines the lives of Barry Humphries, Clive James, Germaine Greer and Robert Hughes, exploring why they left Australia in the late 1950s and 1960s and how they maintained their Australian identity while pursuing careers abroad.

Accession 26073 ISBN 0195537424 Publisher —
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