No of Pages: 286
RRP: 29.95
ISBN Print: 1 876040 53 X
Journey Into Darkness
“Part travel diary, part historical investigation, part reflection on contemporary Australia, this sober and civilised book provides a remarkably lucid introduction to the study of the Holocaust.” Robert Manne
“Journey Into Darkness is not just about the Holocaust… but it also raises important questions for us as Australians.” Veronica Brady
“In this profound and compassionate book, Winton Higgins makes takes us, in true Buddhist style, into the pain and truth of our own Australian story.” Dorothy McRae-McMahon
About the Author
Winton Higgins is a writer and academic. He was born in Sydney in 1941 and holds degrees from the Universities of London, Stockholm and Sydney. After a brief period at the NSW Bar he changed careers to research, write and reach in the social sciences, first at Macquarie University, then the University of Technology, Sydney. He has taught in comparative genocide studies at both these places, and sits on the board of the Australian Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies. As a creative writer he won the 2002 NSW Writers’ Centre short story competition, and in 2003 published his Holocaust themed travel diary, Journey into Darkness. He lives in Sydney with his partner; they have two adult daughters and two grandchildren.
Visit Winton’s website – here.
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