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Selina Samuels

Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 325: Australian writers, 1975–2000 edited by Selina Samuels

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May 2007, no. 291
Paul Brunton reviews 'Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 325: Australian writers, 1975–2000' edited by Selina Samuels

This volume is the fourth and last dealing with Australian writing in this American series of reference books. All four volumes have been edited by Selina Samuels; the editor and contributors are Australian. Fifty-seven writers who produced their first major work after 1975 are included.

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Dictionary of Literary Biography Volume 289: Australian Writers, 1950-1975' edited by Selina Samuels

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June-July 2004, no. 262

This is the third volume in this US reference series that is dedicated to Australian writers. It includes writers who produced their first important book between 1950 and 1975. The Dictionary, which is held by all the major reference and research libraries around the world provides a welcome opportunity to display Australian writing in an international setting.

Forty writers are represented, from Robert Adamson to Patricia Wrightson. Each entry consists of a critical essay, a comprehensive bibliography of the author’s works, a select listing of the secondary literature and a note on the location of the author’s papers. There is also a portrait of each writer. The entries are written by Australians, many of whom have previously published on their subjects.

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