Kefala, Antigone (1935–)

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Kefala, Antigone (1935–)

Australian poet and novelist. Name variations: Antigone Kephala. Born 1935 in Braila, Romania, of Greek parents; graduate of Victoria University, Wellington, 1960.

Moved with family to Australia after WWII and then to New Zealand (1951); taught English in Australia and became member of Literature Board of Australia Council; poetry includes The Alien (1973) and Thirsty Weather (1978); fiction includes The First Journey (1975), The Island (1984), and Alexia (1984); translated John Koutsoleras's Men for the Rights of Men, Rise: A Poetic Manifesto (1974).

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