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Carmen Callil

Carmen Callil

AuthorBooks · Second hand1938-2022

Dame Carmen Thérèse Callil, was an Australian publisher, writer and critic who spent most of her career in the United Kingdom. She founded Virago Press in 1973 and received the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature in 2017. She has been described by Gail Rebuck as "the most extraordinary publisher of her generation".

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Birth
1938
Death
2022
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Carmen Callil was born in Melbourne in 1938 and built a prolific career as a writer, critic, and publisher.
Her most notable work, Bad Faith, explores profound themes regarding history and the persecutions during the Holocaust.
Throughout her life, she published a total of 17 works that address the complexity of the human condition and official history.
Her writing is characterized by a rigorous analysis of officials and power structures during times of crisis.
After a life dedicated to literature, this influential Australian author passed away in October 2022.

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