{"product_id":"shadowline-the-dunera-diaries-of-uwe-radok-ed-jacquie-houlden-seumas-spark","title":"Shadowline: The Dunera Diaries of Uwe Radok - Ed: Jacquie Houlden, Seumas Spark","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"desktop-product-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote_text_content_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘It is rare to read a diary which so vividly conjures up both time and place. In \u003cem\u003eShadowline\u003c\/em\u003eUwe Radok depicts the world he faced as a detainee in Australia during World War II and his struggles to understand and come to terms with his sexuality. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the ways in which Australia experienced that part of our history.’ \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Dennis Altman AM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Much of Australia’s history involves ‘boat people’. Notable amongst them, the \u003cem\u003eDunera\u003c\/em\u003eBoys. I thought I knew the story well until I read the diaries of Uwe Radok. Revelatory and remarkable!’ \u003cstrong\u003ePhillip Adams AO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Telling the story of deprivation and denial combined with self-doubt, the diary entries powerfully show the urgency of love, especially when faced with hostility and social denial … He was a hero beyond his knowing\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e’ \u003cstrong\u003eThe Hon. \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eMichael\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eKirby\u003c\/span\u003e AC CMG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"section_separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn September 1939 Britain declared war on Germany, and the life of Uwe Radok, a young German-born engineer working in Scotland, changed forever. Classified as an ‘enemy alien’, Uwe was deported to Canada on the \u003cem\u003eArandora Star\u003c\/em\u003e. When the ship was torpedoed, drowning more than 800, Uwe and his brothers survived – only to be marched onto the infamous \u003cem\u003eDunera\u003c\/em\u003e, bound for Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1940 to 1943 Uwe kept a series of diaries. Their pages offer a remarkable account of the effects of displacement. The harrowing voyage and the tedium of indefinite detainment are rendered with clarity. Over time, this gives way to an exploration of the contours of love, as Uwe formed a sustaining connection with another male internee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Uwe’s daughter Jacquie Houlden and historian Seumas Spark, the diaries offer a fascinating insight into life in wartime internment. In depicting the barriers to homosexual and bisexual love in the 1940s, they reveal a new element to the \u003cem\u003eDunera\u003c\/em\u003e story that has gone unexplored. Vivid and poignant, \u003cem\u003eShadowline\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful portrait of a man torn between his feelings and society’s expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonash University publishing 2022, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44515242115141,"sku":"203429","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/shadowline-the-dunera-diaries-of-uwe-radok-ed-jacquie-houlden-seumas-spark-shadowline-6106949.jpg?v=1776922754","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/shadowline-the-dunera-diaries-of-uwe-radok-ed-jacquie-houlden-seumas-spark","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}