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1956
Man of Two Tribes
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Bony discovers a group of people imprisoned in limestone underground caves and must free them and lead them to safety.
Adaptations
-
form
y
Boney Hunts a Murderess
( dir. Peter Maxwell
)
Australia
:
Fauna Productions
,
1973
Z1458954
1973
single work
film/TV
Inspector Bonaparte and Constable McGorr are sent to investigate the murder of a man who had been travelling by train in the outback. The principal suspect is a woman who is returning to her home town after having spent the previous ten years in gaol for the murder of her husband.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Adelaide and the Country : The Literary Dimension
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Adelaide : A Literary City 2014; (p. 111-123) -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii) -
"The Fleeting Moment, and the Ageless Past"-- Nostalgia in Arthur Upfield's Detective Fiction
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 13 no. 1 1999; (p. 31-35) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 148-158) -
Filling 'Terra Nullius': Bony in the Deathspace
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Crossing Lines : Formations of Australian Culture : Proceedings of Association for the Study of Australian Literature Conference, Adelaide, 1995 1996; (p. 108-112) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 92-99) -
Babies in the Deathspace : Psychic Identity in Australian Fiction and Autobiography
1996-1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 56 no. 4 1996-1997; (p. 19-36)
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The Latest in Paperbacks
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 April. 1989; (p. 7)
— Review of Man of Two Tribes 1956 single work novel ; The Battling Prophet 1955 single work novel ; Somewhere Else 1989 selected work short story -
Murder in Australia
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 January vol. 78 no. 4012 1957; (p. 2)
— Review of Man of Two Tribes 1956 single work novel -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii) -
Filling 'Terra Nullius': Bony in the Deathspace
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Crossing Lines : Formations of Australian Culture : Proceedings of Association for the Study of Australian Literature Conference, Adelaide, 1995 1996; (p. 108-112) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 92-99) -
Babies in the Deathspace : Psychic Identity in Australian Fiction and Autobiography
1996-1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 56 no. 4 1996-1997; (p. 19-36) -
"The Fleeting Moment, and the Ageless Past"-- Nostalgia in Arthur Upfield's Detective Fiction
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 13 no. 1 1999; (p. 31-35) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 148-158) -
Adelaide and the Country : The Literary Dimension
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Adelaide : A Literary City 2014; (p. 111-123)
Last amended 20 Aug 2020 13:51:49
Subjects:
- Bush,
- Nullarbor area (South Australia), Far North South Australia, South Australia,
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
- Nullarbor area (Western Australia), Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia,
Settings:
- Nullarbor area (Western Australia), Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia,
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