The Fringe Dwellers (novel)

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The Fringe Dwellers
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Author Nene Gare
Country Australia
Language English
Publisher Heinemann
Publication date
1961
Pages295pp
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The Fringe Dwellers is a 1961 novel written by the Western Australian author Nene Gare. [1] It was made into a 1986 film of the same name directed by Bruce Beresford.

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References

  1. Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Sun Books, Melbourne, 1966 (first published by Heinemann, London, 1961).