Romulus, My Father |
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| Author:
| Gaita, Raimond |
| Narrated by:
| Bower, Humphrey |
| ISBN: | 978-1-74212-079-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Louis Braille Audio
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | AUD $74.75 |
Book Description:
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Romulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia with his young wife Christina and their infant son Raimond soon after the end of World War II. Tragic events were to overtake the boys life. Written simply and movingly, Romulus, My Father is about how a compassionate and honest man taught his son the meaning of living a decent life. It is about passion, betrayal and madness, about friendship and the joy and dignity of work, about...
More DescriptionRomulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia with his young wife Christina and their infant son Raimond soon after the end of World War II. Tragic events were to overtake the boys life. Written simply and movingly, Romulus, My Father is about how a compassionate and honest man taught his son the meaning of living a decent life. It is about passion, betrayal and madness, about friendship and the joy and dignity of work, about character and fate, affliction and spirituality. No one will read this wonderful book without an enhanced sense of the possibilities of being alive.