The Sparrow Garden

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Peter Skrzynecki ISBN: 9780702257490
Publisher: University of Queensland Press Publication: September 1, 2015
Imprint: University of Queensland Press Language: English
Author: Peter Skrzynecki
ISBN: 9780702257490
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Publication: September 1, 2015
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Language: English

With his classic Immigrant Chronicle, Peter Skrzynecki harnessed the universal language of poetry. Now, in his powerful memoir The Sparrow Garden, he travels from the Displaced Persons camps of Germany to the suburban battlegrounds of outer Sydney and taunts of "reffo" and "dago". In unforgettable style, he leads us on a bracing rollercoaster of emotions and boyhood adventures. The Sparrow Garden is also the deeply personal story of one man's complex, loving relationship with his parents.

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With his classic Immigrant Chronicle, Peter Skrzynecki harnessed the universal language of poetry. Now, in his powerful memoir The Sparrow Garden, he travels from the Displaced Persons camps of Germany to the suburban battlegrounds of outer Sydney and taunts of "reffo" and "dago". In unforgettable style, he leads us on a bracing rollercoaster of emotions and boyhood adventures. The Sparrow Garden is also the deeply personal story of one man's complex, loving relationship with his parents.

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