Derek Haines, Author at AtlasLit

The 1969 Censorship Of Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint

Derek Haines 2320 Views1969, banned books, New Jersey, New York, Newark

Nineteen sixty-nine was a tumultuous year It was the year I started to learn how to rebel. As a teenager in Perth, the most isolated city in the world, news arrived

Australia

Finding Your Way To Tim Winton’s Famous Cloudstreet

Derek Haines 2228 ViewsGeraldton, Margaret River, Perth

The search for Cloudstreet “Perth is the biggest country town in the world trying to be a city. The most isolated country town in the world trying to be the

England Italy Switzerland

Where Did Mary Shelley Write Dr Frankenstein?

Derek Haines 3022 ViewsBath, Cologny, Geneva, London, Lord Byron

Walk the streets of Geneva in Switzerland to discover the answer Life was complicated for Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, and everybody else around her. Mary Shelley (née Godwin) was born

England Norway United States

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy And Islington

Derek Haines 2668 ViewsBalcombe, Cottington, Islington, London, New York

After Douglas Adams destroyed Earth for a hyperspace bypass, he allowed Arthur Dent a few hometown memories The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy takes us to far away places following