{"product_id":"romulus-my-father-raimond-gaita","title":"Romulus, My Father - Raimond Gaita","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"210\"\u003eTitle: Romulus, My Father\u003cbr data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"70\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRaimond Gaita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"118\"\u003ePublisher: Text Publishing\u003cbr data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eFirst published: 1998\u003cbr data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eISBN: 1 875847 61 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"381\"\u003eCondition: Good second-hand condition. Light shelf wear and minor creasing to covers with some handling marks consistent with age. Binding remains solid and pages clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"464\"\u003eA modern Australian classic and one of the country’s most widely admired memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"893\"\u003eIn this deeply personal work, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRaimond Gaita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e recounts his childhood growing up in rural Victoria with his father, Romulus, a Romanian-born migrant who arrived in Australia after World War II seeking a better life. Set among the harsh beauty of the Australian countryside, the book explores family, migration, mental illness, dignity, grief, and moral responsibility with remarkable honesty and restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"1187\"\u003eWritten in clear and elegant prose, Romulus, My Father is both an intimate family portrait and a meditation on what it means to live a decent and compassionate life. The memoir later became the basis for the acclaimed Australian film adaptation starring \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEric Bana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49098417897695,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_5871.jpg?v=1778150405","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/romulus-my-father-raimond-gaita","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}