Memoir

After Romulus by Raimond Gaita

by Paul Morgan •

October 2011, no. 335

Text Publishing, $32.95 pb, 240 pp

Memoir

After Romulus by Raimond Gaita

by Paul Morgan •

October 2011, no. 335

The business of growing up starts with distancing ourselves from our parents. It ends (as far as it ever ends) with drawing them close again. Rather than disappointing giants, we recognise them at last as fallible, unique human beings. We recognise them in ourselves, and so they become real to us.

Paul Morgan

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Paul Morgan is a Melbourne-based novelist, writer, and editor. He is the author of The Pelagius Book (2005) and Turner’s Paintbox (2007); his short stories have appeared in many journals and collections; and for many years he ran the poetry imprint Domain Press. He was also Deputy Director of SANE Australia, the national mental health charity.