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Sumner Locke Elliott Livres

    17 octobre 1917 – 24 juin 1991

    Cet auteur australien s'est fait connaître pour ses romans, souvent inspirés par sa propre enfance et ses expériences dans l'Australie d'avant-guerre. Malgré un lectorat croissant en Australie, il est resté mal à l'aise dans son pays natal, en partie à cause de son homosexualité, qui l'a marqué comme différent durant sa jeunesse. Son œuvre se caractérise par un examen pénétrant de l'expérience personnelle et du contexte social.

    Warten auf Kindheit
    Pulsschlag des Lebens
    Der vorbestimmte Tag
    Der Apfel rötet sich in Eden
    Fairyland
    Careful, He Might Hear You

    • Careful, He Might Hear You

      • 512pages
      • 18 heures de lecture
      4,2(51)Évaluer

      ‘Oh, aren’t you lucky, PS.’ ‘Goodness, what a lucky boy.’ ‘What a treat!’ ‘Your Aunt Vanessa is coming.’ Vanessa was coming all the way from England back to Australia and she was coming on a piano boat. It’s the Great Depression. Six-year-old PS is an orphan. He lives in Sydney with his Aunt Lila. But all that is about to change. Now his Aunt Vanessa has decided to take proper care of him. Careful, He Might Hear You is one of the most extraordinary portraits of childhood in Australian fiction.

      Careful, He Might Hear You

    • Fairyland

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      3,8(27)Évaluer

      Set against the backdrop of 1930s and 40s Sydney, the narrative explores the journey of a writer grappling with his homosexuality in a repressive society. Through semi-autobiographical elements, the story delves into themes of identity, acceptance, and the struggles faced by LGBTQ individuals during a time of societal constraints. The protagonist's experiences illuminate the challenges of love and self-discovery in a world that often stifles personal truth.

      Fairyland