“The Matriarchy of Renok”
| Year for Search |
1958
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| Secondary Title |
Dwellers in Silence: Stories and Plays by Norma Hemming
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| Annotation |
A matriarchy that keeps men in their “proper” role as slaves is visited by a man from Earth. which leads the all-powerful Galactic Empire. The man is crass in the extreme and assumes that the women will fall for him. They don’t. |
| Pagination |
379-456
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| Published Date |
[1958]/2010 |
| Publisher |
Hilliard Press
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| Place Published |
Nedlands, WA, Australia
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| Full Text |
[1958] Hemming, N[orma] K[athleen] (1928-60). “The Matriarchy of Renok.” Dwellers in Silence: Stories and Plays by Norma Hemming. Ed. Toby Burrows (Nedlands, WA, Australia: Hilliard Press, 2010), 379-456. Play written and performed in 1958. First publication. PSt A matriarchy that keeps men in their “proper” role as slaves is visited by a man from Earth. which leads the all-powerful Galactic Empire. The man is crass in the extreme and assumes that the women will fall for him. They don’t. The female author was born in England and immigrated to Australia in 1949. |
| Info Notes |
Play written and performed in 1958. First publication. |
| Author Note |
The female author (1928-60) was born in England and immigrated to Australia in 1949. |
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