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Half the perfect world : writers, dreamers and drifters on Hydra, 1955-1964
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Half the perfect world : writers, dreamers and drifters on Hydra, 1955-1964

by Paul Genoni, Tanya Dalziell

This history of the post-war international artist community on the Greek island of Hydra uses letters, diaries, and photographs to explore the daily lives, creative ambitions, and eventual fracturing of the expatriate group.

Accession 23761 ISBN 9781925523096 Publisher Monash University
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