Kristina Olsson
Autor von Shell
Über den Autor
Werke von Kristina Olsson
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Wissenswertes
- Geburtstag
- 1956
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Australia
- Wohnorte
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Ausbildung
- University of Queensland
- Berufe
- novelist
memoirist
biographer
writing teacher
government advisor
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Auszeichnungen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 4
- Mitglieder
- 131
- Beliebtheit
- #154,467
- Bewertung
- 3.8
- Rezensionen
- 7
- ISBNs
- 40
- Sprachen
- 2
I had no prior knowledge of the construction of the opera house and the politics surrounding it, so I found this informative.
I am amused that Utzon's design was related to an orange. I would never have guessed that. So why when an author has researched her topic and is basing it on a fact, would she then infer that his concept was a shell and use that as the book's title?
I found that a more dominant theme is the conscription of young soldiers for the Vietnam war, the rise of feminism,as well as both Pearl and Axel's background stories. Overall a very good enjoyable read portraying the social and political climate of Sydney in the 1960's.… (mehr)