The Hunter (Leigh novel)
1999 novel by Julia Leigh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1962 novel by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark, see The Hunter (Stark novel).
The Hunter is the first novel by Australian writer and film director Julia Leigh, published in 1999. It follows the efforts of an anonymous agent as he attempts to track down the last Tasmanian tiger rumoured to exist in Tasmania.[1]
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Author | Julia Leigh |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 1999 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 170 (first edition, paperback) |
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Reception to the novel was primarily positive, and it went on to receive several accolades. Many reviewers positively highlighted Leigh as a writer of promise. The book has been translated into nine languages,[2] and was adapted into a 2011 film of the same title directed by Daniel Nettheim.