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y separately published work icon Red Dog : An Australian Story single work   novella  
Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 Red Dog : An Australian Story
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Red Dog is a West Australian, a lovable friendly red kelpie who found widespread fame as a result of his habit of travelling all over Western Australia, hitching rides over thousands of miles, settling in places for months at a time and adopting new families before heading off again to the next destination and another family - sometimes returning to say hello years later. (Source: Trove)

Adaptations

y separately published work icon Red Dog Jennifer Bassett , Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2010 17158705 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'Red Dog was a Red Cloud kelpie, an Australian sheepdog. His life was full of excitement and adventure. He travelled all over Western Australia, and never really had an owner, but he had many friends and he always knew where to go for a good meal.'

Source: Worldcat.
form y separately published work icon Red Dog Daniel Taplitz , ( dir. Kriv Stenders ) Australia : Woss Group Film Productions Pty Ltd , 2011 Z1769568 2011 single work film/TV

'Based on the true story of a nomadic red kelpie that won the hearts of hundreds of West Australian outback residents.'

Source: Screen Australia.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Secker and Warburg ,       2001 .
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      Extent: 119p.
      ISBN: 0436256177, 9780436256172
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Pantheon Books ,       2001 .
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      Extent: 100p.
      Edition info: 1st American Ed.
      ISBN: 0375421556, 0307368882, 9780307368881 (ebook)
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      Canada,
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      Americas,      :       Knopf ,       2001 .
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      Extent: 100p.
      Description: illus.
      Reprinted: 2003
      ISBN: 0676973914, 9780676973914 (hbk)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Vintage UK ,       2002 .
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      Extent: 119.p.
      Edition info: New Ed.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published 3 October 2002.
      ISBN: 9780099429043 (pbk)
    • London,
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      England,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Vintage UK ,       2007 .
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      Extent: 119 p.p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9780099429043, 0099429047
    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Vintage Australia , 2011 .
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      Extent: 119 p.p.
      Edition info: Film Tie-In Ed.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • "Now a major motion picture."
      ISBN: 9781742752259, 174275225X, 9781742744728 (ebook), 1742744729 (ebook)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Vintage ,       2012 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 12 September 2012.
      ISBN: 9780345804952
      Series: y separately published work icon Vintage International New York (City) : Vintage , 1993- 19532994 1993 series - publisher novel

      'William Faulkner, Philip Roth, Alice Munro, Thomas Mann, Doris Lessing, Albert Camus, V.S. Naipaul, Gabriel García Márquez, Salman Rushdie, Joan Didion, and Cormac McCarthy, among many others: Vintage International is devoted to publishing the best writing of the past century from the world over. Offering both classic and modern fiction and literary nonfiction in elegant editions, Vintage International aims to provide readers with world-class writing that has stood the test of time and essential works by the preeminent authors of today.'

      Source: Vintage.
Alternative title: Le Rouquin : une histoire australienne
Language: French
    • Paris,
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Mercure de France ,       2001 .
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      Extent: 120 o.p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 2715222831, 9782715222830
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Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Braille.
  • Large print.
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Related Works

Red Dog and Nancy Grey Louis de Bernières , 2001 extract (Red Dog : An Australian Story)
— Appears in: The Age , 20 October 2001; (p. 5)
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 October 2001; (p. 5)
y separately published work icon Blue Dog Red Dog : True Blue Louis de Bernières , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2016 9631742 2016 single work novel

'A charming story of a young boy and his dog adventuring through the outback. Prequel to the bestselling Red Dog.

'When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Exploring the flood waters, he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on the adventures offered by their unusual home, and the business of growing up, together.

'In this charming prequel to the much-loved Red Dog, Louis de Bernières tells the moving story of a young boy and his Granpa, and the charismatic and entertaining dog who so many readers hold close to their hearts.' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work

Forget the Stereotypes, Our Kelpie's Top Dog, Says Author Penelope Debelle , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 August 2015; (p. 11)
Tall Tails Stephanie Bunbury , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 July 2011; (p. 14-16) The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 August 2011; (p. 9)
y separately published work icon Tales of a Traveller Gina Challen , West Sussex : University of Chichester , 2016 17158189 2009 single work essay

'Longlisted in the 2016 Competition, Gina Challen discovers Australia through the tales of Louis de Bernières: ‘The tales themselves are straightforward in the telling, uncomplicated, and de Bernières’ simple language creates a style that resonates with the rhythms and cadence of the spoken word…’

Source: Publisher's blurb.
Untitled Jeff Herd , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 1 2002; (p. 30)
— Review of Red Dog : An Australian Story Louis de Bernières , 2001 single work novella
Bow without wow David Cohen , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 November 2001; (p. 8)
— Review of Red Dog : An Australian Story Louis de Bernières , 2001 single work novella
Book Review Alice Russell , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 4 November 2001; (p. 12)
— Review of Red Dog : An Australian Story Louis de Bernières , 2001 single work novella
A Splendid Dog's Life Chris Brice , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 December 2001; (p. 20)
— Review of Red Dog : An Australian Story Louis de Bernières , 2001 single work novella
Planet of Plots Sally Blakeney , 2001-2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 December - 8 January vol. 119 no. 6306 2001-2002; (p. 108-109)
— Review of Red Dog : An Australian Story Louis de Bernières , 2001 single work novella
Bow without wow David Cohen , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 November 2001; (p. 8)
— Review of Red Dog : An Australian Story Louis de Bernières , 2001 single work novella
Untitled Jeff Herd , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 1 2002; (p. 30)
— Review of Red Dog : An Australian Story Louis de Bernières , 2001 single work novella
Tall Tails Stephanie Bunbury , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 July 2011; (p. 14-16) The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 August 2011; (p. 9)
Red Dogs and Englishmen Susan Wyndham , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 October 2001; (p. 4-5)
— Appears in: The Age , 20 October 2001; (p. 5-6)
Dead Dog Heads for Stardom Mark Russell , 2001 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 27 October 2001; (p. 36)
Forget the Stereotypes, Our Kelpie's Top Dog, Says Author Penelope Debelle , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 August 2015; (p. 11)
y separately published work icon Tales of a Traveller Gina Challen , West Sussex : University of Chichester , 2016 17158189 2009 single work essay

'Longlisted in the 2016 Competition, Gina Challen discovers Australia through the tales of Louis de Bernières: ‘The tales themselves are straightforward in the telling, uncomplicated, and de Bernières’ simple language creates a style that resonates with the rhythms and cadence of the spoken word…’

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Last amended 26 May 2021 14:03:23
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  • Pilbara area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • 1970s
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