{"product_id":"sydney-journals-9798893380255","title":"Sydney Journals","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Transit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893380255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Antigone Kefala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161356955829,"sku":"9798893380255","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_88968c27-a2d2-4b36-98ed-0995833d5ff9.jpg?v=1768318039","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sydney-journals-9798893380255","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}