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y separately published work icon The Persimmon Tree single work   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Persimmon Tree
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'A sweeping saga of love, war and friendship, set in the Pacific from the Battle of Guadalcanal (1942) to the present day. The novel follows a young Australian man's coming of age, escape from the Japanese and the friendships made that affect the rest of his life.' (Libraries Australia)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Lorraine and Greg Woon. Many thanks.
  • Prequel to Fishing for Stars.

Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains Japanese characters.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2007 .
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      Extent: 710p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 12th November 2007
      ISBN: 9780670070701 (hbk.)
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Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Braille.
  • Sound recording.
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y separately published work icon Fishing for the Stars Bryce Courtenay , Camberwell : Penguin , 2008 Z1543295 2008 single work novel

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'So he puts pen to paper and tells the compelling tale of the life he has lived since his war-hero days - a life of adventure, ambition, and fortunes made and lost. A life that has had at its heart the love of two passionate and unforgettable - but very different - women.

'The seductive Anna Til and the beguiling Marg Hamilton have spent a lifetime in contest for Nick's devotion. Nick remains torn between them, and struggles between their two opposing worlds of economic exploitation and environmental crusade - until he is called upon to referee ...

'Moving between the exotic Pacific Islands, Japan and Australia, over several decades, Fishing for Stars is an epic drama of adventure, ambition and unconventional love, and the stunning sequel to Bryce Courtenay's best-selling The Persimmon Tree.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Works about this Work

Showman Who Knew the Power of a Story Blanche Clark , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 November 2012; (p. 26-27)
Representations of the Japanese in Contemporary Australian Literature and Film Erika Smith , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: New Voices , vol. 2 no. 2008; 'The objective of this article is to investigate general contemporary Australian perceptions of the Japanese. I will do this by exploring how Australian contemporary literature (2006-2007) and Australian contemporary film (1997-2007) depicts Japanese characters. By analysing the representation of the Japanese characters in these areas I will attempt to gather a broad understanding of how Australians represent, perceive and identify the Japanese today.' -- Author's abstract
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 December 2007; (p. 21)
— Review of The Persimmon Tree Bryce Courtenay , 2007 single work novel ; Stairway to the Moon Colin Falconer , 2007 single work novel
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 December 2007; (p. 21)
— Review of The Persimmon Tree Bryce Courtenay , 2007 single work novel ; Stairway to the Moon Colin Falconer , 2007 single work novel
Representations of the Japanese in Contemporary Australian Literature and Film Erika Smith , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: New Voices , vol. 2 no. 2008; 'The objective of this article is to investigate general contemporary Australian perceptions of the Japanese. I will do this by exploring how Australian contemporary literature (2006-2007) and Australian contemporary film (1997-2007) depicts Japanese characters. By analysing the representation of the Japanese characters in these areas I will attempt to gather a broad understanding of how Australians represent, perceive and identify the Japanese today.' -- Author's abstract
Showman Who Knew the Power of a Story Blanche Clark , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 November 2012; (p. 26-27)
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Last amended 20 Feb 2020 08:56:54
Subjects:
Settings:
  • South Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • c
    Australia,
    c
  • Java,
    c
    Indonesia,
    c
    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • 1900-1999
  • 2000s
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