Between Sky Sea: Text Classics

Author(s): Herz Bergner

Aust Fiction

"A group of Jewish refugees are thrown together on board a dilapidated freighter charting a course for Australia. Fleeing terrible scenes of destruction in Europe, they are bound by a deep sense of loss and the uncertainty of their fate. As the ship lists, inner conflicts burst to the surface and romance, revenge, guilt and desperation fill the craft. There's poignancy, drama and an abiding strength of humanity as the passengers' lives play out in this unbearable hinterland between sky and sea. Now, seventy years since its publication in 1946, Between Sky Sea cements its place as a major Australian major work of diaspora fiction. Arnold Zable's introduction highlights the chilling parallels between Bergner's tale and the sinking of the SIEV X off the Australian coast, giving the reader pause to reflect on the continuing plight of asylum seekers throughout history and across the globe. "

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Arnold Zable is a highly acclaimed novelist, storyteller, educator and human rights advocate. His celebrated works of fiction and non-fiction include Jewels and Ashes, The Fig Tree, Cafe Scheherazade, Scraps of Heaven, Sea of Many Returns and Violin Lessons. He lives in Melbourne.

General Fields

  • : 9781925240450
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : 0.184
  • : April 2016
  • : Australia
  • : May 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 240
  • : 839.133
  • : English
  • : 616
  • : Paperback
  • : Herz Bergner