Our Father Who Art in the Tree

Novel by Judy Pascoe

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Our Father Who Art in the Tree

Cover of Penguin Australia's first edition

Author| Judy Pascoe
Country| Australia
Language| English
Publisher| Penguin Books Australia

Publication date

| 2002
Pages| 168
ISBN| 0143000659

Our Father Who Art in the Tree is a 2002 debut novel by Australian writer Judy Pascoe. It is 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, it was reprinted as The Tree by Murdoch Books.

## Translations[edit]

* Japanese: Papa no Ki (パパの木). Translated by Ayako Komatsu. Artist House Publishers. 2002.
* Traditional Chinese: Shu Shang de Fuqin (樹上的父親). 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 koruně naděje, v kořenech 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 (树上的守护天使). Translated by Jiang Kunyang. Volumes Publishing Company. 2015.

## Film adaptation[edit]

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.[1] The film was shown at the 2010 New Zealand International Film Festival[2] as well as the Chicago International Film Festival.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Official website of the film [1], Official Site of Taylor Media [2], Official site of Les films du Poisson [3]
2. ^ http://www.booksellers.co.nz/book-news/trade-news/17-festival-films-are-drawn-books
3. ^ "Chicago International Film Festival - films & schedule - Tree, The". www.chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05.

## External links[edit]

* 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