The Mango Tree

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The Mango Tree
First edition
AuthorRonald McKie
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCollins, Australia
Publication date
1974
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages211
ISBN0-00-221586-1
OCLC1120471
823
LC ClassPZ4.M15754 Man3 PR9619.3.M256

The Mango Tree is a novel by Australian author Ronald McKie.[1] In 1974, it won the Miles Franklin Award. In 1977, it was adapted into a film of the same name.[2] The story follows the childhood of a young man, named Jamie, growing up in a country town in Australia during the early 20th century.

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Cheryl. McKie, Ronald Cecil (1909–1991). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. ^ "Fiction novice wins top prize". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 April 1975. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
No award
Miles Franklin Award recipient
1974
Succeeded by