Our Father Who Art in the Tree is a 2002 debut novel by Australian writer Judy Pascoe, written from the perspective of 10-year-old Simone who believes her late father is living in the tree in her backyard.
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, reprinted as The Tree by Murdoch Books.
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Translations
- Japanese: Papa no Ki (????). Translated by Ayako Komatsu. Artist House Publishers. 2002.
- Traditional Chinese: Shu Shang de Fuqin (?????). 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 korun? nad?je, v ko?enech 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 (???????). Translated by Jiang Kunyang. Volumes Publishing Company. 2015.
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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. The film was shown at the 2010 New Zealand International Film Festival as well as the Chicago International Film Festival.
References
External links
- Reading Group Guides
- Goodreads
- Read first chapter at Amazon.co.uk
- judypascoe.com
- Book interview with Judy Pascoe
- Long interview with Judy Pascoe
- Book review
- American publisher's page of the book
- ISBN 978-0-375-75987-1 (0-375-75987-5)
- French publisher's page of the book
- Inside Film and Television
- Film adaptation
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