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3 8 y separately published work icon The Sun on the Stubble Colin Thiele , ( trans. Roland Adlerberth with title Sol, skuggor och stortregn ) Stockholm : Sjostrands , 1984 Z1057248 1961 single work children's fiction humour children's 'From the classic Australian children's author. Originally pubished in 1961, this is the coming-of-age story of a boy and his immigrant family in Depression-era Australia: Bruno Gunther lives on a farm in South Australia, where adventures spring up like wheat shoots. He has to cope with his stern dad, his mother and family--and trickiest of all is the new teacher in town, who is too alert for comfort. Then there are the local arguements, that all seem to flare up around complicated bits of machinery, like water pumps and cars. All they really need is a little help from Bruno to sort everything out . . . . For young readers ages 9-14. This novel and three others by Thiele inspired an Australian TV series, 'Sun on the Stubble': The Valley Between, Uncle Gustav's Ghosts & The Shadow on the Hills.' 

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3 3 y separately published work icon The Valley Between Colin Thiele , ( trans. Roland Adlerberth with title Dalen Mellan Bergan ) Stockholm : Sjostrands , 1983 Z269536 1981 single work children's fiction children's adventure humour
3 5 y separately published work icon The Shadow on the Hills Colin Thiele , ( trans. Roland Adlerberth with title Den Gamle pa Berget ) Stockholm : Sjostrands , 1982 Z222087 1977 single work children's fiction children's

'Ebenezer Blitz, an eccentric hermit who lives in the Australian hills with his half-dingo, half-domesticated dog, evokes in young, high-spirited Bodo Schneider strong feelings of loyalty and compassion.'

Source: HarperCollins ed.
5 6 y separately published work icon The Dark Bright Water Patricia Wrightson , ( trans. Roland Adlerberth with title Det morka, klara vattnet ) Stockholm : Sjostrands Forlag , 1981 Z515710 1978 single work novel young adult Strange things are happening in the land, and Wirrun's people have sent for him because he has dealt with the land and its spirits before.
13 7 y separately published work icon Blue Fin Colin Thiele , ( trans. Roland Adlerberth with title Blue fins : kamp mot havet ) Stockholm : Sjostrands , 1981 Z918946 1969 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Storm Boy ; Blue Fin 1982;

'Everyone in Port Lincoln thinks Snook Pascoe is a loser. People joke about his clumsiness; his teacher ridicules him and even his father, skipper of the tuna boat Blue Fin, is convinced that Snook will never amount to anything. After all, tuna fishing is a hard life for ‘real men’.

'When Snook is allowed, for once, to sail on Blue Fin he faces a terrifying disaster. A waterspout engulfs the ship, the deck is swept clean, the radio and rudder are wrecked, the engine is disabled, the crew is lost overboard and Snook’s father lies unconscious down below. Snook is on his own, far out to sea…' (Publication summary)
16 y separately published work icon Proteus Morris West , ( trans. Roland Adlerberth with title Organisation Proteus ) Stockholm : Bonniers , 1980 Z1407023 1979 single work novel

'Big John Spada is a self-made millionaire. From his headquarters in New York, he directs enterprises around the world with military precision. Privately, Spada also funds Proteus, a clandestine movement that works to free political prisoners and combat tyrants wherever they may be.

'Then news arrives from Argentina that the Buenos Aires secret police have arrested Spada's daughter Teresa, a doctor, after she performed emergency surgery on a man with gunshot wounds. They then take her husband Rodolfo whose outspoken editorials have angered the country's fascist government.

'A scheme is hatched by Proteus to rescue them, but soon the enemies of Proteus begin to target Spada himself.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
15 3 y separately published work icon Harlequin : A Novel Morris West , ( trans. Roland Adlerberth with title Harlekin ) Stockholm : Bonniers , 1975 Z529800 1974 single work novel

'Paul Desmond admires his close friend George Harlequin for his impeccable European breeding. Head of a prestigious Swiss bank, Harlequin belongs to a vanishing class of gentlemen whose handshake is their bond.

'Then their gilded world is blown apart. A computer printout identifies the Harlequin et Cie bank as the target of a gigantic takeover. The mastermind is Basil Yanko, a ruthless financial genius whose instruments are fraud, blackmail and terror.

'As the conflict moves from Zurich to London, New York and Mexico, Harlequin must become a 'villain by necessity'. Can Desmond help his friend save his bank—and his family?'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
7 1 y separately published work icon Lament for a Maker Michael Innes , ( trans. Roland Adlerberth with title Klagosång över en skald ) Strangnas : Tomas , 1965 Z193618 1938 single work novel crime detective
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