The Mango Tree
 First edition | |
| Author | Ronald McKie |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins, Australia |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 211 |
| ISBN | 0-00-221586-1 |
| OCLC | 1120471 |
| 823 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.M15754 Man3 PR9619.3.M256 |
| Preceded by | The Heroes |
| Followed by | The Crushing |
The Mango Tree is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Ronald McKie.[1]
Synopsis
The story follows the childhood of a young man, named Jamie, growing up in a country town in Australia during the early 20th century.
Critical reception
Hope Hewitt in The Canberra Times found the author to be "an excellent reporter, quickly setting scene and then swiftly changing gear and catching the cxcitement of events moving too quickly for words. The climax of this book when the fanatic Preacher Jones goes round the bend and rampages off with a gun is a gripping piece of narrative. But good documentary and good reportage are not the same as good imaginative fiction. Their purposes are different; and in trying to concentrate as we clearly are meant to, on Jamie's development to whatever sort of person he is going to be, there needs to be a much greater selection and a different scale of proportions among the too rich material Mr McKie has to draw upon."[2]
Awards
- Miles Franklin Award, 1974[3]
- Barbara Ramsden Award, 1974[4]
Film Adaptation
In 1977, it was adapted into a film of the same name,[5] directed by Kevin James Dobson, from a script by Michael Pate, and featuring Gerald Fitzgerald, Robert Helpmann and Christopher Pate in the lead roles.[6]
References
- ^ Taylor, Cheryl. McKie, Ronald Cecil (1909–1991). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ ""Honest but uneven novel"". The Canberra Times, 7 June 1974, p8. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ ""Fiction novice wins top prize"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 April 1975, p9. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ ""Awards by Fellowship of Australian Writers"". The Canberra Times, 5 March 1975, p16. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit – The Mango Tree – film/TV adapatation". Austlit. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "IMDB – The Mango Tree". IMDb. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
See also