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y separately published work icon Man of Two Tribes single work   novel   crime   detective  
Is part of Bony Arthur W. Upfield , 1929 series - author novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1956... 1956 Man of Two Tribes
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Bony discovers a group of people imprisoned in limestone underground caves and must free them and lead them to safety.

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Boney Hunts a Murderess Tony Morphett , ( dir. Peter Maxwell ) Australia : Fauna Productions , 1973 Z1458954 1973 single work film/TV

Inspector Bonaparte and Constable McGorr are sent to investigate the murder of a man who had been travelling by train in the outback. The principal suspect is a woman who is returning to her home town after having spent the previous ten years in gaol for the murder of her husband.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Melbourne, Victoria,: Heinemann ,       1956 .
      Extent: 215p.
      Written as: Arthur Upfield
      Reprinted: 1969
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Doubleday ,       1956 .
      Extent: 188p.
      Edition info: Crime Club edition.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Arkon Paperbacks , 1972 .
      Extent: 214p.
      ISBN: 0207125767
      Series: Arkon Paperbacks Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1972 series - publisher Arkon is a paperback reprint imprint of the Australian publisher Angus and Robertson. The series was launched in 1972 to be merchandised in connection with T. V. series and involved the cartoonist Patrick Cook.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Arkon Paperbacks , 1981 .
      image of person or book cover 3021498170415770805.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 214p.
      Reprinted: 1984
      ISBN: 0207141029
    • North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Eden Paperbacks , 1989 .
      image of person or book cover 8996930630346868347.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 214p.
      ISBN: 0207162190
      Series: Eden Paperbacks Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1987 series - publisher This paperback imprint of Angus and Robertson was launched in September 1987. The first titles included Upfield's Winds of Evil and Derryn Hinch's Death at Newport.
Alternative title: Hombre de dos tribus
Language: Spanish
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      Mexico,
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      Central America, Americas,      :       Novaro ,       1958 .
      image of person or book cover 6780180004033546290.png
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 315p.
      Note/s:
      • Colec. Nova-Mex; 128; Ser. policíaca y de misterio
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Works about this Work

Adelaide and the Country : The Literary Dimension Jill Roe , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Adelaide : A Literary City 2014; (p. 111-123)
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
"The Fleeting Moment, and the Ageless Past"-- Nostalgia in Arthur Upfield's Detective Fiction Ada Coe , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 13 no. 1 1999; (p. 31-35) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 148-158)
Filling 'Terra Nullius': Bony in the Deathspace Kay Torney Souter , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossing Lines : Formations of Australian Culture : Proceedings of Association for the Study of Australian Literature Conference, Adelaide, 1995 1996; (p. 108-112) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 92-99)
Babies in the Deathspace : Psychic Identity in Australian Fiction and Autobiography Kay Torney Souter , 1996-1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 56 no. 4 1996-1997; (p. 19-36)
The Latest in Paperbacks Graham Clark , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 April. 1989; (p. 7)
— Review of Man of Two Tribes Arthur W. Upfield , 1956 single work novel ; The Battling Prophet Arthur W. Upfield , 1955 single work novel ; Somewhere Else Michele Nayman , 1989 selected work short story
Murder in Australia 1957 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 January vol. 78 no. 4012 1957; (p. 2)
— Review of Man of Two Tribes Arthur W. Upfield , 1956 single work novel
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
Filling 'Terra Nullius': Bony in the Deathspace Kay Torney Souter , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossing Lines : Formations of Australian Culture : Proceedings of Association for the Study of Australian Literature Conference, Adelaide, 1995 1996; (p. 108-112) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 92-99)
Babies in the Deathspace : Psychic Identity in Australian Fiction and Autobiography Kay Torney Souter , 1996-1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 56 no. 4 1996-1997; (p. 19-36)
"The Fleeting Moment, and the Ageless Past"-- Nostalgia in Arthur Upfield's Detective Fiction Ada Coe , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 13 no. 1 1999; (p. 31-35) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 148-158)
Adelaide and the Country : The Literary Dimension Jill Roe , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Adelaide : A Literary City 2014; (p. 111-123)
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Last amended 20 Aug 2020 13:51:49
Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • Nullarbor area (South Australia), Far North South Australia, South Australia,
  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
  • Nullarbor area (Western Australia), Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia,
Settings:
  • Nullarbor area (Western Australia), Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia,
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