Sydney Journals

A thirty-year diary that became a groundbreaking literary project.

Antigone Kefala has long been considered one of Australia’s best kept secrets. Born in Romania in 1931, she and her family were forced to flee following the occupation by the Soviet Union, escaping first to refugee camps in Greece before moving to New Zealand and then finally Australia in 1959, where she lived until her death.

As she grew into her career as a writer, she situated herself within Sydney’s artistic and intellect...