Half Caste is a 1933 Australian novel by Eric Baume. It was Baume's best known novel.[1]
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| Author | Eric Baume |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Macquarie Head Press |
Publication date | 1933 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 251 pp. |
| Followed by | Burnt Sugar |
The novel was one of the most popular Australian books of the year.[2]
Critical reception
editThe Bulletin said Baume "tells vividly and clearly, often poignantly, the problems that beset the half-caste Maori girl who is highly educated but is without money or social background."[3]
The Australian Woman's Mirror called it "a frankly realistic and in parts savagely critical piece of writing."[4]
Adaptation
editFilm rights were acquired by United Artists in 1946.[5][6] However no film was made.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Valerie Lawson, 'Baume, Frederick Ehrenfried (Eric) (1900–1967)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/baume-frederick-ehrenfried-eric-9456/text16631, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 10 March 2024.
- ^ "READERS HERE GO "HIGHBROW"". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. 3, no. 111. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A WOMAN'S LETTER", The Bulletin, 54 (2779), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 17 May 1933, nla.obj-610763490, retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Let's Talk About Books", The Australian Woman's Mirror, 9 (29), Sydney: The Bulletin Newspaper, 13 June 1933, nla.obj-419415187, retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "NOVEL FOR SCREEN". The West Australian. Vol. 62, no. 18, 767. Western Australia. 6 September 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FILMS". The Daily News. Vol. LXV, no. 22, 425. Western Australia. 22 February 1947. p. 14 (FIRST EDITION). Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.