Judah Waten

Judah Waten (29 July 1911—29 July 1985) was an Australian novelist.

Born in Odessa to a Russian-Jewish family, Judah Waten arrived in Western Australia in 1914. [cite web
title = Waten, Judah / Papers (National Library of Aus.) - Biographical Note
publisher = National Library of Australia
date = n. d.
url = http://findaid.library.uwa.edu.au/cgi-bin/nph-dweb/dynaweb/findaid/waten/@Generic__BookTextView/123;cs=default;ts=default;pt=116
accessdate = 2007-11-09 ] He attended Christian Brothers' College, Perth and, moving to Melbourne in 1926, University of Melbourne. He wrote novels, short stories and a history of the Great Depression in Australia. He was a member of the Communist Party of Australia in the 1950s, travelling to the Soviet Union several times, and remained left-leaning throughout his life. He was an involved in the Realist Writers Group, International PEN, the Fellowship of Australian Writers and served on the Literature Board of the Australia Council. He died in 1985 in Melbourne.

Bibliography

Novels
* "Alien Son" (1952)
* "The Unbending" (1954)
* "Shares in Murder" (1957)
* "Distant Land" (1964)
* "Season of Youth" (1966)
* "So Far No Further" (1971)

Non-fiction
* "The Depression Years, 1929-1939" (1971)

Memoir
* " From Odessa to Odessa: The journey of an Australian writer" (1969)

References

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DATE OF BIRTH=29 July 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH=Odessa, Ukraine
DATE OF DEATH=29 July 1985
PLACE OF DEATH=Melbourne, Victoria, Australia