The Kisch case : 1. The Plaque om the wall -- 2. Moments of alteration -- 3. The piddington manuscript -- 4. Waiting for Ulrich -- 5. Going to Hanoi -- 6. Shaping the plot -- 7. Aftermath, The Legal Labyrinth 1. The legal labyrinth -- 2. Law and literature -- 3. The need to listen carefully -- 4. Deconstructing the High Court -- The Garter Box goes back to England
Summary
When left-wing journalist Egon Kisch was refused entry to Australia in 1934, the ban led to a fierce debate about immigration controls. Hasluck revisits the Kisch case and the steps he took in writing a novel about the affair
