Interview with Philip Adams on Radio National (Late Night Live)

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Invited interview to promote recently released book, Half the Perfect World. 17 September 2018

 

Half the perfect world -writers, dreamers and drifters on Hydra ,1955-1964 is a different kind of literary biography. George Johnston and Charmian Clift set up an Australian literary commune on the Greek Island of Hydra in 1955.

The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs originally taken for Life magazine by James Burke. It's a compelling portrayal of an important group of Australians and others who left their country, but the country never quite left them.

Period17 Sept 2018

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  • TitleLiving on Hydra - Invited interview on Radio National to promote book
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletABC/ Radio National
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size20 Minutes
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date17/09/18
    DescriptionHalf the perfect world -writers, dreamers and drifters on Hydra ,1955-1964 is a different kind of literary biography. George Johnston and Charmian Clift set up an Australian literary commune on the Greek Island of Hydra in 1955.

    The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs originally taken for Life magazine by James Burke. It's a compelling portrayal of an important group of Australians and others who left their country, but the country never quite left them.
    Producer/AuthorPhilip Adams
    URLhttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/half-the-perfect-world:-charmian-clift-and-george-johnston-on-h/10255498
    PersonsTanya Dalziell, Paul Genoni
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Keywords

  • Biography
  • Expatriation
  • Charmian Clift
  • George Johnston
  • Leonard Cohen
  • Greek island
  • Hydra
  • travel
  • photography
  • Artists and wirters