Kylie Tennant
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Kylie Tennant (March 12, 1912–February 28, 1988) was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and historian.
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[edit] Life & career
Tennant was born in Manly, New South Wales; she was educated at Brighton College and Sydney University, though she left without graduating. She was a publicity officer for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, as well as working as a journalist, union organiser, reviewer (for The Sydney Morning Herald), a publisher's literary adviser and editor, and a Commonwealth Literary Fund lecturer. She married L. C. Rodd in 1933; they had two children (a daughter, Benison, in 1946 and a son, John Laurence, in 1951).
Her work was known for its well-researched, realistic, yet positive portrayals of the lives of the underprivileged in Australia.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels
- Tiburon (1935. Sydney: Endeavour Press) — first published in serial form in The Bulletin
- Foveaux (1939. London: Gollancz; 1946. Sydney: Sirius)
- The Battlers (1941. London: Gollancz; New York: Macmillan; 1945. Sydney: Sirius) — Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal, & S.H. Prior Prize
- Ride on Stranger (1941. New York: Macmillan; London: Gollancz; Sydney: Angus & Robertson)
- Time Enough Later (1943. New York: Macmillan; 1945. London: Macmillan)
- Lost Haven (1946. NY: Macmillan; Melbourne: Macmillan; London: Macmillan)
- The Joyful Condemned (1953. London: Macmillan; New York: St Martin's Press)
- The Honey Flow (1956. London: Macmillan; new York: St Martin's Press)
- Tell Morning This (1967. Sydney: Angus & Robertson) — complete version of The Joyful Condemned
- The Man on the Headland (1971. Sydney: Angus & Robertson)
- Tantavallon (1983. Melbourne: Macmillan) ISBN 0-947072-02-0
[edit] Short stories
- Ma Jones and Little White Cannibals (1967. London)
[edit] For children
- Long John Silver (1954. Sydney: Associated General Publications) — adapted from the screenplay by Martin Rackin
- All the Proud Tribesmen (1959. London: Macmillan; New York: St Martin's Press; 1960. Melbourne: Macmillan) — illustrated by Clem Seale. Children's Book Award (1960)
- Come and See: social studies for Third Grade (1960. Melbourne: Macmillan)
- We Find the Way: social studies for Fourth Grade (1960. Melbourne: Macmillan)
- Trail Blazers of the Air (1965. Melbourne: Macmillan; New York: St Martin's Press) — illustrated by Roderick Shaw
[edit] Plays
- Modern Plays for Schools 3 (John o' the Forest, Lady Dorothy and the Pirates, The Willow Pattern Plate, The Laughing Girl, Christmas at the Old Shamrock Hotel) (1950. London: Macmillan; New York: St Martin's Press)
- Tether a Dragon (1952. Sydney: Associated General Publications) — Commonwealth Jubilee Stage Play Prize
- Modern Plays for Schools 15 (The Bells of the City, The Magic Fat Baby, The Prince Who Met a Dragon, The Ghost Tiger, Hamaguchi Goh Ei) (1955. London: Macmillan; New York: St Martin's Press)
- The Bushrangers' Christmas Eve and other plays (The Tribe of the Honey Tree, The Ladies of the Guard, A Nativity Play, The Play of the Younger Son, The Emperor and the Nightingale) (1959. London: Macmillan; New York:St Martin's Press)
[edit] Biography & history
- Australia: Her Story (1953. London: Macmillan; New York: St Martin's Press)
- Speak You So Gently: lives among the Australian Aborigines (1959. London: Gollancz)
- Evatt: politics and justice (1970. Sydney: Angus & Robertson)
- The Missing Heir (1986. Melbourne: Macmillan) — her autobiography
[edit] Criticism
- The Development of the Australian Novel (1958. Canberra: CLF)
- (with L.C. Rodd) The Australian Essay (1968. Melbourne: Cheshire)
[edit] Sources & external links
- A Tennant Bibliography — compiled by Ross Burnet (included individual short-story magazine appearances)
- A picture of Kylie Tennant: [1]