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Adaptation of The Mango Tree Ronald McKie , 1974 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 The Mango Tree
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Set in a small sugar-cane town in post-World War II Queensland, the story follows a young boy's experiences of becoming a man.

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First known date: 1977
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Works about this Work

The Choice Fruit of The Mango Tree (Kevin Dobson, 1977) Brian McFarlane , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , no. 55 2010;
— Review of The Mango Tree Michael Pate , 1977 single work film/TV
The Australian Literary Adaptation : An Overview Brian McFarlane , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature/Film Quarterly , vol. 21 no. 2 1993; (p. 90-101)
y separately published work icon Words and Images : Australian Novels into Films Brian McFarlane , Richmond : Heinemann , 1983 Z286903 1983 single work criticism

Words and Images is the first Australian book to examine the relationship between literature and film. Taking nine films that had been released in the ten years previous to its publication, Brian McFarlane looks at some of the issues involved in transposing a narrative from one medium to another.
Untitled Brian McFarlane , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Cinema Papers , April-June no. 16 1978; (p. 358-359)
— Review of The Mango Tree Michael Pate , 1977 single work film/TV
Something Old, Something New Elizabeth Riddell , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Theatre Australia , May vol. 2 no. 10 1978; (p. 46-47)
— Review of The Mango Tree Michael Pate , 1977 single work film/TV
Pate Presents a Winner Des Partridge , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 December 1977; (p. 5)
— Review of The Mango Tree Michael Pate , 1977 single work film/TV
World Film First For Sugar City Des Partridge , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 December 1977; (p. 10)
— Review of The Mango Tree Michael Pate , 1977 single work film/TV
Capturing the People But Not the Symbolism Helen Frizell , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 December 1977; (p. 8)
— Review of The Mango Tree Michael Pate , 1977 single work film/TV
No Cliche Left Unturned Sandra Hall , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December vol. 99 no. 5088 1977; (p. 80-81)
— Review of The Mango Tree Michael Pate , 1977 single work film/TV
Barking Up Right Tree Colin Bennett , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 December 1977; (p. 2)
— Review of The Mango Tree Michael Pate , 1977 single work film/TV
y separately published work icon Words and Images : Australian Novels into Films Brian McFarlane , Richmond : Heinemann , 1983 Z286903 1983 single work criticism

Words and Images is the first Australian book to examine the relationship between literature and film. Taking nine films that had been released in the ten years previous to its publication, Brian McFarlane looks at some of the issues involved in transposing a narrative from one medium to another.
The Australian Literary Adaptation : An Overview Brian McFarlane , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature/Film Quarterly , vol. 21 no. 2 1993; (p. 90-101)
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Last amended 4 Dec 2013 14:36:31
Kevin James Dobson
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Queensland,
  • Bundaberg, Bundaberg area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland,
  • 1940s
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