''All the Proud Tribesmen'' (1959) is a children's novel by Australian author
Kylie Tennant
Kathleen Kylie Tennant AO (; 12 March 1912 – 28 February 1988) was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and historian.
Early life and career
Tennant was born in Manly, New South Wales; she was educat ...
, illustrated by Clem Seale. The book won the
Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1960.
Book summary
The book tells the story of a 12-year-old boy from an imaginary island in the
Torres Strait
The Torres Strait (), also known as Zenadh Kes, is a strait between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. It is wide at its narrowest extent. To the south is Cape York Peninsula, the northernmost extremity of the Australian mai ...
and of a volcanic disaster that drives the local fishing and pearl-diving population to migrate to a neighbouring island.
Critical reception
E.B. in ''The Canberra Times'' was brief: "Written for children Miss Tennant's new work of fiction is an intelligent story of the missionary stage of the changing pattern of social living for the island people of our near north."
As was the reviewer in ''Kirkus Reviews'': "Kylie Tennant tells a good story and enriches it with a vivid picture of the islands and the men who inhabit them."
"''All the Proud Tribesmen'' by Kylie Tenant", ''Kirkus Reviews'', 27 May 1960
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See also
* 1959 in Australian literature
* 1960 in Australian literature This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1960.
Events
* The first Adelaide Writers' Week was held as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts.
Major publications Books
* Thea Astle ...
External links
''All the Proud Tribesmen''
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References
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Australian children's novels
1959 Australian novels
Children's books set on islands
Children's books set in Oceania
Children's books about volcanoes
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award-winning works
1959 children's books
Pearls in fiction