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Film Ink Series Prion (publisher), series - publisher novel Many of the world's great films share an essential ingredient: a great book as their source. The Film Ink series presents the novels that inspired the work of some of the most celebrated directors of our time. And while each novel is first and foremost a classic in its own right, these books offer the dedicated cinephile a richer understanding of some of the most illustrious films of Hollywood and European cinema. (Publisher information)
6 25 y separately published work icon Wake in Fright Kenneth Cook , London : Prion , 2002 Z560904 1961 single work novel (taught in 9 units)

Wake in Fright is the harrowing story of a young schoolteacher, John Grant, who leaves his isolated outback school to go on holidays to Sydney (and civilization). Things start to go horribly wrong, however, when stays overnight in a rough outback mining town called Bundanyabba. After a drink fuelled night, in which he loses all his momey, Grant finds himself both broke and stuck in the town with means of escape. He subsequently descends into a cycle of hangovers, fumbling sexual encounters, and increasing self-loathing as he becomes more and more immersed in the grotesque and surreal nightmare that is 'the Yabba.'
1 17 y separately published work icon Here's Luck Lennie Lower , London : Prion , 2001 Z1174152 1930 single work novel humour (taught in 1 units)
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