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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 The Umbrella Tree
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This story is set amidst the Soweto uprising in 1976. It explores both black and white resistance to apartheid and their brief meeting point in the shade of an umbrella tree in a rural homeland in South Africa.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1990 .
      Extent: 104p.
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  • Also sound recording.
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Works about this Work

Untitled 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Publisher's Weekly , 8 March 1991; (p. 12)
— Review of The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Untitled 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Los Angeles Times Book Review , 14 April 1991; (p. 10)
— Review of The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Out of the Bottom Drawer Giles Hugo , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 6 October 1990; (p. 21)
Looking Forward to History Catherine Coleborne , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , December vol. 2 no. 4 1990; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Hope for the Future Vic Alhadeff , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 30 November vol. 57 no. 11 1990; (p. 29)
— Review of The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Ghost Story Following the Curve of Time Veronica Sen , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 October 1990; (p. 33)
— Review of Women Falling Down in the Street Kate Jennings , 1990 selected work short story ; Isobars Janette Turner Hospital , 1990 selected work short story ; The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Out of Africa Patricia Rolfe , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 September vol. 112 no. 5731 1990; (p. 132-133)
— Review of The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Political Intentions Unclear Graham Jones , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 124 1990; (p. 16)
— Review of The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Hope for the Future Vic Alhadeff , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 30 November vol. 57 no. 11 1990; (p. 29)
— Review of The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Looking Forward to History Catherine Coleborne , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , December vol. 2 no. 4 1990; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Umbrella Tree Rose Zwi , 1990 single work novel
Out of the Bottom Drawer Giles Hugo , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 6 October 1990; (p. 21)
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Last amended 27 Aug 2008 14:17:04
Subjects:
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    South Africa,
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    Southern Africa, Africa,
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    South Africa,
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    Southern Africa, Africa,
Settings:
  • 1970s
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