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The Resource Reckoning : a memoir, Magda Szubanski

Reckoning : a memoir, Magda Szubanski

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Magda Szubanski's childhood in a suburban migrant family was haunted by the demons of her father's life in wartime Poland. At nineteen, fighting in the Warsaw resistance, he had been recruited to a secret counter-intelligence execution squad. His mission was to assassinate Polish traitors who were betraying Jewish citizens to the Nazis. The legacy of her father's bravery left the young Magda with profound questions about her family story.As she grew up, the assassin's daughter had to navigate her own frailties and fears, including a lifelong struggle with weight gain and an increasing awareness of her own sexuality. With courage and compassion Szubanski's memoir asks the big questions about life, about the shadows we inherit and the gifts we pass on.Magda Szubanski is one of Australia's best known and most loved performers. She appeared in a number of sketch comedy shows before creating the iconic character of Sharon in ABC-TV's Kath and Kim
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • The stone of madness
  • Death of an assassin
  • My mother's people
  • My father's people
  • I am born
  • Medicine men
  • Life lessons
  • Feeling different
  • The end of the world
  • Magda and Magda
  • Leon Uris
  • Flight, flight, freeze
  • Sharpies
  • Fourteen
  • Becoming a fat lesbian
  • Grüber
  • Salad days
  • The cherry on the Christmas pudding
  • Politically correct poo
  • Thresholds
  • Warsaw
  • The kindness of strangers
  • D-generation and De Profundis
  • Fast forward
  • Shadow in the amber
  • Hollywood
  • An outing
  • Big girl's blouse
  • Home movies
  • Dogwoman
  • The little Jewish boy
  • Kath and Kim and Sharon
  • Molotov cocktails
  • The stone of madness II
  • A lion in suburbia
  • Losing weight
  • Ireland
  • The sewer
  • Coming out
  • Women's conspiracy
  • Trepanning
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
Isbn
9781925355413
Instance
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Reckoning : a memoir
Title
Reckoning
Title remainder
a memoir
Statement of responsibility
Magda Szubanski
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Magda Szubanski's childhood in a suburban migrant family was haunted by the demons of her father's life in wartime Poland. At nineteen, fighting in the Warsaw resistance, he had been recruited to a secret counter-intelligence execution squad. His mission was to assassinate Polish traitors who were betraying Jewish citizens to the Nazis. The legacy of her father's bravery left the young Magda with profound questions about her family story.As she grew up, the assassin's daughter had to navigate her own frailties and fears, including a lifelong struggle with weight gain and an increasing awareness of her own sexuality. With courage and compassion Szubanski's memoir asks the big questions about life, about the shadows we inherit and the gifts we pass on.Magda Szubanski is one of Australia's best known and most loved performers. She appeared in a number of sketch comedy shows before creating the iconic character of Sharon in ABC-TV's Kath and Kim
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
YDX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Szubanski, Magda
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Szubanski, Magda
  • Entertainers
  • Television personalities
  • Radio personalities
  • Actresses
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Reckoning : a memoir, Magda Szubanski
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Publication
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The stone of madness -- Death of an assassin -- My mother's people -- My father's people -- I am born -- Medicine men -- Life lessons -- Feeling different -- The end of the world -- Magda and Magda -- Leon Uris -- Flight, flight, freeze -- Sharpies -- Fourteen -- Becoming a fat lesbian -- Grüber -- Salad days -- The cherry on the Christmas pudding -- Politically correct poo -- Thresholds -- Warsaw -- The kindness of strangers -- D-generation and De Profundis -- Fast forward -- Shadow in the amber -- Hollywood -- An outing -- Big girl's blouse -- Home movies -- Dogwoman -- The little Jewish boy -- Kath and Kim and Sharon -- Molotov cocktails -- The stone of madness II -- A lion in suburbia -- Losing weight -- Ireland -- The sewer -- Coming out -- Women's conspiracy -- Trepanning -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781925355413
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
  • 1537798
  • (OCoLC)958350079
  • 1271442
  • (OCoLC)ocn958350079
Label
Reckoning : a memoir, Magda Szubanski
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The stone of madness -- Death of an assassin -- My mother's people -- My father's people -- I am born -- Medicine men -- Life lessons -- Feeling different -- The end of the world -- Magda and Magda -- Leon Uris -- Flight, flight, freeze -- Sharpies -- Fourteen -- Becoming a fat lesbian -- Grüber -- Salad days -- The cherry on the Christmas pudding -- Politically correct poo -- Thresholds -- Warsaw -- The kindness of strangers -- D-generation and De Profundis -- Fast forward -- Shadow in the amber -- Hollywood -- An outing -- Big girl's blouse -- Home movies -- Dogwoman -- The little Jewish boy -- Kath and Kim and Sharon -- Molotov cocktails -- The stone of madness II -- A lion in suburbia -- Losing weight -- Ireland -- The sewer -- Coming out -- Women's conspiracy -- Trepanning -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781925355413
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
  • 1537798
  • (OCoLC)958350079
  • 1271442
  • (OCoLC)ocn958350079

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