MEDIA RELEASE
Arnold Zable will launch Eugenia Jenny Williams’ latest memoir, Jenny’s Coffee House, at 6pm on Wednesday May 20th at Fullers Bookshop.
Arnold Zable, the child of Polish Jewish refugees, is an acclaimed writer, story teller, educator and Human Rights advocate and will be visiting Hobart to launch the latest in Williams’ memoirs.
He is also the President of Melbourne PEN – an international network that represents writers, the art of writing and freedom of expression.
Eugenia Jenny Williams arrived in Australia as a refugee from Soviet Occupied Czechoslovakia in 1969 and her earlier work, Yenni, A Life Between Worlds, tells the story of her escape from behind the Iron Curtain and subsequent settlement in Hobart. This book was published in 2002.
MEDIA RELEASE
Book Launch
Eugenia Jenny Williams
6pm Wednesday May 20th
Fullers Bookshop
Arnold Zable will launch Eugenia Jenny Williams’ latest memoir, Jenny’s Coffee House, at 6pm on Wednesday May 20th at Fullers Bookshop.
Arnold Zable, the child of Polish Jewish refugees, is an acclaimed writer, story teller, educator and Human Rights advocate and will be visiting Hobart to launch the latest in Williams’ memoirs.
He is also the President of Melbourne PEN – an international network that represents writers, the art of writing and freedom of expression.
Eugenia Jenny Williams arrived in Australia as a refugee from Soviet Occupied Czechoslovakia in 1969 and her earlier work, Yenni, A Life Between Worlds, tells the story of her escape from behind the Iron Curtain and subsequent settlement in Hobart. This book was published in 2002.
These books not only tell of Jenny’s personal journey and that of her family – to an Anglo stronghold – 1960s Tasmania – they tell a story of Hobart with a voice that has been long disenfranchised – the immigrant voice.
Zable, whose work often showcases the migrant experience, has written a number of books including Jewels and Ashes (1991), The Fig Tree (2002), Cafe Scheherazade (2001) and Scraps of Heaven (2004).
Both authors will be available for interview on the day and will be answering questions during the launch.
For further information contact Fullers Bookshop– 6224 2488
