{"product_id":"9781925410914","title":"Romulus, My Father: Text Classics","description":"Romulus Gaita fled Yugoslavia aged thirteen, and came to Australia with his wife and their son soon after World War II. Tragic events were to overtake the boy’s life, but Raimond Gaita has an extraordinary and moving tale to tell of growing up with his father in country Victoria. \u003ci\u003eRomulus, My Father\u003c\/i\u003e is the much-loved story of how a compassionate, honest man taught his son the meaning of living a decent life.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaimond Gaita\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Germany in 1946. He is Emeritus Professor of  moral philosophy at Kings College London, and a Professorial fellow at  the Melbourne Law School and the faculty of Arts of the University of  Melbourne. \u003cbr\u003e His books have been published in many translations. They include: \u003ci\u003eGood and Evil: An Absolute Conception\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRomulus, My Father\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Common Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher’s Dog\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEssays on Muslims and Multiculturalism\u003c\/i\u003e (as editor and contributor). A feature film of \u003ci\u003eRomulus, My Father\u003c\/i\u003e was released in 2007, and won the AFI award for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Young Actor. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Text Classics edition is introduced by the Walkley Award-winning journalist Anne Manne, whose partner, Robert Manne, initially encouraged Gaita to expand the eulogy he gave at his father’s funeral into this acclaimed memoir. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘Elegantly composed and written, both profoundly moral and perceptive in  its social observations...It is a tragic, uplifting book whose  eponymous hero emerges as one of the more magnetic creations in recent  Australian writing.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1998 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Consistently astounding…one of the most remarkable works of  autobiography I have read for years, a memoir of absolutely compelling  tragi-comic quality.’ \u003cb\u003ePeter Craven, \u003ci\u003eAustralian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Extraordinary and beautiful...Gaita’s book is about how it is possible  to stare into the abyss of nothingness and see beyond it to the  redeeming mystery that is life...\u003ci\u003eRomulus, My Father\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound  meditation on love and death, madness and truth, judgment and  compassion. It is about so much that matters that is normally so little  discussed with so little honesty.’ \u003cb\u003eRichard Flanagan, \u003ci\u003eSunday Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Gaita’s book is a moving account of his father’s commitment to words  and of his struggle with a world of feelings that his words cannot get  hold of...Tenderness is at the heart of the book.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEureka Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This turbulent and tormented story of a migrant family’s life scarred  by mental illness, skewed passions and suicide is a troubled tale  relieved profoundly by compassion and honesty...it’s an insight into  human hope, dignity and darkness.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Enthralling...a tale about madness, suicide, affliction and  betrayal...a rare and passionate book, the like of which has seldom been  seen in Australia.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Radiates warmth; Gaita’s memoir constantly reinforces not only humanity, but the mystery of being human.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘A sustained dialogue with the past from which the present has been  born, and an extended essay on madness and death, love and friendship,  beauty, truth and morality...Romulus fills every page with his  presence.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141112054000,"sku":"9781925410914","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925410914_p0.jpg?v=1763634380","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925410914","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}