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Anthony Fingleton Anthony Fingleton i(A73172 works by) (a.k.a. Tony Fingleton)
Born: Established: 1940 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
Expatriate assertion
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1 1 form y separately published work icon Swimming Upstream Anthony Fingleton , Diane Fingleton , ( dir. Russell Mulcahy ) Australia : Crusader Entertainment , 2003 Z1015728 2003 single work film/TV (taught in 2 units)

Film adaptation of Anthony Fingleton's autobiography.
1 y separately published work icon Swimming Upstream Anthony Fingleton , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2002 Z1015723 2002 single work autobiography

'A powerful story of a young boy growing up in the shadow of a violent father. Set in hot, slow Queensland of the 50s, this is an inspirational story about swimming, about family life and about the courage to persist when everything else seems hopeless.' (Publisher's blurb)
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