Magnetic
Island journalist and author Ian Mackay
has discovered an
unusual copy of Frank
Hardy’s explosive Australian political
novel Power Without Glory
which saw him charged with criminal
defamation.
The
book contains a
sticker stating it was bound in
leather at the Johore Area
Rehabilitation Area (JARO) , on the Malaysian southern peninsula, just across the causeway to Singapore. JARO specialises in selling
handmade items by people with disabilities. Its current
website does not mention
bookbinding ; basketry offered is limited because of cane shortage due to deforestation.
Mackay recently found the 1975 Panther edition of the book, with an introduction by Jack Lindsay that mentions Hardy's time in the Northern Territory in WWll, which has gilt lettering on the raised spine , in a Port Douglas bookshop . It is not known what the letters F.M.M. at the foot of the spine signify...the book's owner?, the binder ?, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers?
Little Darwin recently ran a post dealing with the close relationship between the late Hardy and Greek singer Nana Mouskouri , a former member of the European Union Parliament and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, who recently visited Australia. Radio National also replayed an item on Recollections about Frank Hardy approaching folksinger Gary Shearson at The Troubadour , Sydney ,with a calypso tune , Sydney Town , which ended up in the top 10.
UPCOMING : An unforgettable evening with Frank Hardy .
Little Darwin recently ran a post dealing with the close relationship between the late Hardy and Greek singer Nana Mouskouri , a former member of the European Union Parliament and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, who recently visited Australia. Radio National also replayed an item on Recollections about Frank Hardy approaching folksinger Gary Shearson at The Troubadour , Sydney ,with a calypso tune , Sydney Town , which ended up in the top 10.
UPCOMING : An unforgettable evening with Frank Hardy .
