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Professor Dorton Serry is a man of letters. An esteemed philosopher and lover of all women, he controls his world absolutely. How does he react when the women in his life step out of their allotted roles and challenge his prejudices and philosophies of life? (Libraries Australia record).
Adaptations
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form
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Man of Letters
( dir. Chris Thomson
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1984
Australia
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ABC Television
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1984
Z1066794
1984
single work
film/TV
Professor Dorton Serry, an esteemed philosopher and lover of all women, is the type of man who likes to have complete control over his world and those in it. So how does he react when the women in his life step out of their allotted roles and challenge his prejudices and philosophies?
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Dedication: For Moo who showed me the pleasures of words and music
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 254-255)
— Review of Man of Letters : A Romance 1981 single work novel -
Australian Woman Novelists of the 1970s: A Survey
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Gender, Politics and Fiction : Twentieth Century Australian Women's Novels 1985; (p. 200-221) -
Woman of Letters
Anne Chisholm
(interviewer),
1982
single work
biography
interview
— Appears in: The National Times , 21-27 March 1982; (p. 34) -
Recent Fiction
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 88 1982; (p. 56-59)
— Review of Man of Letters : A Romance 1981 single work novel ; Whoring Around 1981 selected work short story ; Out of the Corner of One Eye : a novel 1981 single work novel ; Bliss 1981 single work novel ; Dirty Friends : Stories 1981 selected work short story -
Love Affairs by Letter
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , September no. 12 1982; (p. 39-40)
— Review of Man of Letters : A Romance 1981 single work novel ; Coins for the Ferryman : a novel 1981 single work novel
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Finding Their Range : Some Recent Australian Novels
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 40 no. 4 1981; (p. 522-525)
— Review of Turtle Beach 1981 single work novel ; Bliss 1981 single work novel ; Man of Letters : A Romance 1981 single work novel ; City of Women : A Novel 1981 single work novel ; Moonlite 1981 single work novel ; Monkeys in the Dark 1980 single work novel -
Characters Who are All Too Familiar
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 September vol. 101 no. 5282 1981; (p. 74)
— Review of Man of Letters : A Romance 1981 single work novel -
Love Affairs by Letter
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , September no. 12 1982; (p. 39-40)
— Review of Man of Letters : A Romance 1981 single work novel ; Coins for the Ferryman : a novel 1981 single work novel -
Recent Fiction
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 88 1982; (p. 56-59)
— Review of Man of Letters : A Romance 1981 single work novel ; Whoring Around 1981 selected work short story ; Out of the Corner of One Eye : a novel 1981 single work novel ; Bliss 1981 single work novel ; Dirty Friends : Stories 1981 selected work short story -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 254-255)
— Review of Man of Letters : A Romance 1981 single work novel -
Australian Woman Novelists of the 1970s: A Survey
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Gender, Politics and Fiction : Twentieth Century Australian Women's Novels 1985; (p. 200-221) -
Woman of Letters
Anne Chisholm
(interviewer),
1982
single work
biography
interview
— Appears in: The National Times , 21-27 March 1982; (p. 34)
Awards
- 1981 winner FAW ANA Literature Award
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