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Antigone

Person

Family name
Kefala
Given name(s)
Antigone
Gender
Female
Short description
Born in Brăila, Romania in 1931, Kefala and family moved to Greece and then New Zealand after World War II. Having studied French Literature at Victoria University and obtained a MA, she relocated to Sydney, Australia in 1960. There she taught English as a second language and worked as a university and arts administrator. Her poetry and prose is written in both Greek and English. In November 2022, Kefala won the Patrick White Award. A week later, she died on 3 December 2022, at the age of 87
Birth date
1931
Country of birth
Macao
Death date
2022
Country of death
Australia

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Items with "Person: Antigone"
Cold War
Greek (Modern), English
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War
English, Greek (Modern)
State Library of New South Wales