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Our Father Who Art in the Tree

Novel by Judy Pascoe


Our Father Who Art in the Tree is a 2002 debut novel by Australian writer Judy Pascoe. It is written from the perspective of 10-year-old Simone who believes her late father is living in the tree in her backyard.

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The novel was reissued as Our Father Who Art in a Tree in the United States and Canada; and after the 2010 film adaptation directed by Julie Bertuccelli, it was reprinted as The Tree by Murdoch Books.

Translations

  • Japanese: Papa no Ki (パパの木). Translated by Ayako Komatsu. Artist House Publishers. 2002.
  • Traditional Chinese: Shu Shang de Fuqin (樹上的父親). Translated by Hsueh Hui-yi. Wisdom Books. 2003.
  • German: Erzähl mir, großer Baum... Translated by Holger Wolandt. Droemer Knaur. 2003.
  • French: L'arbre du père. Translated by Anne Berton. Autrement. 2003.
  • Swedish: Fader vår som bor i trädet. Translated by Eva Sjöstrand. Forum. 2004.
  • Czech: Strom: v koruně naděje, v kořenech smutek. Translated by Jan Kozák. Jota. 2011.
  • Italian: L'albero: una favola vera. Translated by Andrea Silvestri. Bompiani. 2011.
  • Simplified Chinese: Shu Shang de Shouhu Tianshi (树上的守护天使). Translated by Jiang Kunyang. Volumes Publishing Company. 2015.

Film adaptation

Our Father Who Art in the Tree has been adapted into a 2010 feature film entitled The Tree by writer/director Julie Bertuccelli and stars Charlotte Gainsbourg. It was filmed in Boonah, Queensland and is an official French/Australian co-production between Les Films du Poisson and Taylor Media, with Yaël Fogiel and Sue Taylor (Producer) as co-producers.[1] The film was shown at the Chicago International Film Festival.[2]


References

  1. Official website of the film , Official Site of Taylor Media , Official site of Les films du Poisson
  2. "Chicago International Film Festival - films & schedule - Tree, The". www.chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05.

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