Luca Antara: Passages in Search of Australia

by Martin Edmond

Book Overview

Combining memoir, travelogue, history, and detective story, Luca Antara is a rich tapestry of history and the present. It parallels the life of the author, an émigré to Sydney; and the life of an historical figure, António da Nova, the servant of a Portuguese explorer who in the 1600s sent da Nova to find out more about Luca Antara--now Australia. New to Sydney, Martin Edmond finds himself impoverished and displaced. He earns money as a taxi driver...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842432729
• ISBN13: 9781842432723
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Oldcastle Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"