A Gala Night of Storytelling: Christos Tsiolkas
On Saturday February 13, on the anniversary of the Federal Government’s apology to the Stolen Generations, the Wheeler Centre presented a night of celebration and reflection, sharing the common and different experiences that define our past and our present.
Twelve of Australia’s best writers came together at Melbourne Town Hall for an intimate night of storytelling, each reflecting on those tales that have been handed down to them through the generations, each giving voice to an inheritance of wisdom, of understanding, of identity.
This is Christos Tsiolkas's story.
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I love the empathy that Tsiolkas conveys in attempting to describe elements that can bind four generations. I also like the way he reveals how an experience seemingly specific to another time and another place can resurface in the present, in Australia, to play a significant role. An amazing feat, in five minutes!
Tsiolkas' books contribute much to acknowledging and understanding the identity of so many Australians..
Dorothy
Dorothy Poulopoulos
23 February at 10:57PM
There is no sense of pretense in his voice, he is being honest with every word. He struck a cord in me (a fellow Greek), I am so impressed that he told his story in so little time.
28 May at 10:43AM