The Demidenko file

Collection of pieces taken from newspapers, magazines, television and radio charting the controversy surrounding Helen Darville and her book, 'The Hand that Signed the Paper', written under the name Helen Demidenko. Provides an overview of the media debate on topics such as the literary merit and perceived anti-Semitism of the book, and the implications of Darville's misrepresentation of her background. Jost is a newspaper, radio and television journalist who has worked for the 'Age', ABC television and radio and the Channel 9 network. Totaro is a journalist who has worked for the 'Age', the 'Sunday Age' and ABC and commercial radio stations, and Tyshing is a Melbourne critic and art gallery curator.