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Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness
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'The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness is an allegorical story of a boy's experience of psychosis, with mental illness represented as a fantastical tree whose flowers are ecstasy and whose fruit is unbearable sadness. Stunning drawings and paintings lead the reader through the boy's early discovery of his strangeness, his surrender to the disease (an all-consuming tree), the ensuing psychotic journey, and eventual self-acceptance. The recording of a full orchestral score composed by the author-illustrator accompany the book.' (Publication summary)
 

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  • This was the first release after Dirt Lane Books became an imprint of WestWords.

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    • Orange, Orange area, Bathurst - Orange area, Central West NSW, New South Wales,: Dirt Lane Press , 2022 .
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      • Published March 2022.
      ISBN: 9780648023852

Works about this Work

Matt Ottley : Maestro Joy Lawn (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 37 no. 1 2022; (p. 8-10)
'Joy Lawn interviews Matt Ottley in a brief retrospective of his books and to celebrate the publication of his new masterwork, The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness.' (Introduction) 
Writer, Illustrator, Musician and Composer Matt Ottley Jennifer Higgie , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 12-18 March 2022;
'The latest book by the award-winning writer, illustrator, musician and composer Matt Ottley is a stunning exploration of mental illness. By Jennifer Higgie.' (Introduction)
Writer, Illustrator, Musician and Composer Matt Ottley Jennifer Higgie , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 12-18 March 2022;
'The latest book by the award-winning writer, illustrator, musician and composer Matt Ottley is a stunning exploration of mental illness. By Jennifer Higgie.' (Introduction)
Matt Ottley : Maestro Joy Lawn (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 37 no. 1 2022; (p. 8-10)
'Joy Lawn interviews Matt Ottley in a brief retrospective of his books and to celebrate the publication of his new masterwork, The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness.' (Introduction) 
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