Abstract

In the last months of his life, 86-year-old Albert Facey became a best-selling author and revered cultural figure following the publication of his autobiography, A Fortunate Life. Released on Anzac Day 1981, it was praised for its “plain, unembellished, utterly sincere and un-self-pitying account of the privations of childhood and youth [...].

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2016

Publisher

Media and Cultural Studies Centre, University of Queensland

School

School of Arts and Humanities

RAS ID

22777

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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

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Murphy, F., & Nile, R. (2016). The Many Transformations of Albert Facey. M/C Journal, 19(4).

https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1132

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10.5204/mcj.1132