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Adaptation of I Can Jump Puddles Alan Marshall , 1955 single work single work autobiography
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 Uz Zase Skacu Pres Kaluze
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This cinematic adaptation of Alan Marshall's autobiography I Can Jump Puddles transfers the setting from the Australian outback to a stud farm in the picturesque countryside of Moravia at the turn of the century (when Moravia is still a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). The narrative focuses on Adam, the energetic son of a horse trainer, who contracts polio and is hospitalised. His own courage and the love of his parents help him accept his inability to walk without crutches. But he is still determined to fulfil his dream of riding a horse, and he persuades his friends to help him in secret.

Exhibitions

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Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Poliomyelitis.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Third person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1970
Language: Czech

Works about this Work

The Cinema of Alan Marshall Neil Rattigan , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 27-35)
The Cinema of Alan Marshall Neil Rattigan , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 27-35)
Last amended 24 Jan 2019 08:44:29
Subjects:
  • Moravia,
    c
    Czech Republic,
    c
    Eastern Europe, Europe,
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