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Janet Frame Bibliography

Janet Frame first editions Photo: Bethunes @ Webbs Rare Books English Language Editions, Reprints, Reissues Most of Janet Frame's works had both a UK and a US edition as well as a NZ edition and sometimes an Australian edition as well. Usually the NZ and UK editions of a work were published simultaneously and are identical except for dust wrapper and imprint page. Occasionally there is a distinct NZ edition. Often the US and the UK/NZ editions have marked differences in the copyediting of punctuation and paragraphing. Janet Frame's works have been reprinted and/or reissued repeatedly under various imprints, and in hardback, paperback and book club formats. Almost all of the books have been in print somewhere in the world continuously since first publication. Many have large print and audio book editions. Biography Michael King, Wrestling with the Angel, a Life of Janet Frame (Penguin 2000) Michael King, An Inward Sun: the World of Janet Frame (Penguin 2002) Review of Wrestling with the Angel by Jan Cronin. A comparison of one event as interpreted in Frame's autobiography and in two separate biographies. Films Based on Janet Frame's Life & Work See NZ Onscreen for links to Janet Frame information. Three New Zealanders: Janet Frame - Endeavour Films (1975) http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/three-new-zealanders-janet-frame-1975 A State of Siege - Vincent Ward (1978) http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/a-state-of-siege-1978 An Angel at My Table - Jane Campion (1990) http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/an-angel-at-my-table-1990-0e1 Wrestling with the Angel - Ninox Films (2004) http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/wrestling-with-the-angel-2004 Authors/Editors of Books on Janet Frame include: Elizabeth Alley Claire Bazin Kevin Boon Alice Braun Jan Cronin Margaret Dalziel Jeanne Delbaere Judith Dell Panny Marc Delrez Simone Drichel Marta Dvorak Patrick Evans Carole Ferrier Pamela Gordon Vanessa Guignery Denis Harold Michael King Sheila Leaver-Cooper Christine Lorre Gina Mercer Ivane Mortelette Sheila Natusch Simone Oettli-van Delden Ian Richards Paul Matthew St. Pierre Maria Wikse Academic Bibliography For other books and articles about Janet Frame see the extensive (but incomplete) bibliography in Auckland University's NZ Literature file. See NZ Electronic Text centre for useful links. Dissertations & Theses Too many to list here. Refer to specialist databases. Academic monograph from Auckland University Press (2011) French Translation of Towards Another Summer (2011)

Books Published (first publication date only) The Lagoon and other stories (dated 1951, released 1952) stories Owls Do Cry (1957) novel Faces in the Water (1961) novel The Edge of the Alphabet (1962) novel Scented Gardens for the Blind (1963) novel Snowman Snowman: Fables and Fantasies (1963) stories The Reservoir: Stories and Sketches (1963) stories The Adaptable Man (1965) novel A State of Siege (1966) novel The Reservoir and other stories (1966) stories The Pocket Mirror (1967) poems The Rainbirds (1968) novel (published in the USA as Yellow Flowers in the Antipodean Room) Mona Minim and the Smell of the Sun (1969) children's book Intensive Care (1970) novel Daughter Buffalo (1972) novel Living in the Maniototo (1979) novel To The Is-Land (1982) autobiography Volume 1 You Are Now Entering the Human Heart (1983) stories An Angel at My Table (1984) autobiography Volume 2 The Envoy from Mirror City (1985) autobiography Volume 3 The Carpathians (1988) novel Posthumous Publication The Goose Bath (ed Gordon, Harold & Manhire 2006) poems Towards Another Summer (2007) novel Storms Will Tell: Selected Poems (2008) Prizes: Selected Short Stories (2009) stories (Published in UK and Australia as The Daylight & the Dust) 'Gavin Highly' New Yorker April 5 (2010) 'The Silkworms' GRANTA 105:113-122 (2009) 'Dot' A Public Space 7 (2008) 'Gorse is not People' New Yorker Sept 1 (2008) 'A Night at the Opera' New Yorker June 2 (2008) 'In Hollywood' Booknotes 158 (2007) 'Three Poems by Janet Frame' NZ Listener 28 August (2004) Dear Charles, Dear Janet: Frame & Brasch in Correspondence (ed Gordon & Harold 2010) fine edition, letters Forthcoming from Penguin NZ Janet Frame In Her Own Words (ed Harold & Gordon 2011) Non-fiction New & Uncollected Stories The Mijo Tree (fiction) Most of Janet Frame's backlist is currently in print in New Zealand. Please click link for information on the current Janet Frame NZ editions. Recent Permissions Here are some of the recent publications to have been granted permission to reproduce excerpts from Janet Frame's writing: The Frame Function: An Inside-Out Guide to the Novels of Janet Frame Jan Cronin (2011) Being Alive: The Sequel to "Staying Alive" Neil Astley (2011) These I have Loved: My Favourite NZ Poems Harvey McQueen (2010) Truth: The Rise and Fall of the People's Paper Redmer Yksa (2010) 99 Ways Into New Zealand Poetry Paula Green and Harry Ricketts (2010) IGCSE Study guide for First language English Hubbard & Reynolds (2010) Women’s Work: Modern Women Poets Writing in English eds Salzman & Wack (Seren 2009) Beside the Dark Pool: A Memoir Fiona Kidman (2009) Helen Clark: A Political Life Denis Welch (2009) Way Back Then before We Were Ten: NZ writers and Childhood ed Graeme Lay (2009) Frameworks: Contemporary criticism on Janet Frame eds Jan Cronin & Simone Drichel (2009) Our Own Kind: 100 Poems about Animals Siobhan Harvey (2009) Animals on Show: A Critical Analysis of the Animal Entertainment Industry SAFE (2009) The Celluloid Circus: The Heyday of the NZ Picture Theatre Wayne Brittenden (2008) Moonlight: NZ Poems on Death & Dying ed Andrew Johnston (2008) Nurse to the Imagination: 50 Years of the Robert Burns Fellowship ed Lawrence Jones (2008) Freedom to Read: A Centennial History of Dunedin Public Library Mary Ronnie (2008) Some Other Country: NZ's Best Short Stories 4th edn eds McLeod & Manhire (2008) Trainland: How Railways Made New Zealand Neill Atkinson (2007) The Puffin Treasury of NZ Children's Stories Vol 4 ed Jenni Keestra (2007) Kā Taoka Hākena: Treasures from the Hocken Collections eds Stuart Strachan & Linda Tyler (2007) Strong Language: Very Quotable New Zealand Quotes ed Jim Weir (2007) Mining for meaning: A Guide to the Unseen for 'N' and 'O' Level Students (2007) The Earth's Deep Breathing: Garden Poems by NZ Poets ed Harvey McQueen (2007) Dear To Me: 100 New Zealanders Write About Their Favourite Poems Amnesty International (2007) Classic NZ Poets in Performance ed Ross & Kemp (2007) Light Fantastic: Dance Floor Courtship in NZ Georgina White (2007) A Nest of Singing Birds: 100 years of the School Journal Learning Media NZ (2007) Where Korero: Best of Reed Writing ed Gavin McLean (2007) Do Not Go Gentle: Poems for Funerals ed Neil Astley (2007) Eyes Like Butterflies: a treasury of similes and metaphors from modern literature in English Terence Hodgson (2007) Brief Lives Chris Price 2nd edn (ASP 2006) Are Angels OK? The Parallel Universe of New Zealand Writers and Scientists eds Callaghan & Manhire (2006) Splendours of Civilisation: The John Money Collection (2006) Life's a Beach (2006) Arranging a Funeral: A Book of Resources (2006) The Colour of Distance: NZ writers in France, French Writers in NZ (2006) Tea: A Potted History of Tea in NZ Susette Goldsmith (2006) Levin: the Making of a Town Anthony Dreaver (2006) The Nature of Things, ed James Brown (Craig Potton 2005) Wrinkly Tin: The Story of Corrugated Iron in NZ (2005) Vantastic: A Pictorial History of Caravans in NZ (Chris Hunter) (2005) The Book of Life, a Compendium of the Best Autobiographical and Memoir Writing (Ebury Press, London 2005) The Cat's Whiskers, ed Peter Wells (2005) Celebrating the Southern Seasons: Rituals for Aotearoa Juliet Batten (2005) Nine NZ Novellas ed Peter Simpson (2005) Small Poems for Busy People (2005) 121 NZ Poems ed Bill Manhire (2005) Golden Weather: North Shore Writers Past and Present eds Lay & Ross (2004) Under Flagstaff: Dunedin Poetry eds Robin Law & Heather Murray (2004) Letters From Jean Sheila Natusch (2004) Permissions have also been granted for the use of Janet Frame excerpts in educational texts and examination papers in many countries around the world.

Janet Frame Translations List of Foreign Language Editions

(this is a work in progress as some early editions, sublicensed editions and reissues are still being identified.)

CHINESE

China Times

Autobiography Omnibus (1993)

DANISH

Rosinante

To the Is-Land Til Er-Landet (hb 1991, pb 1994)

An Angel at my Table En Engel ved mit Bord (hb 1992, pb 1994)

The Envoy from Mirror City Sendebudet Fra Spejlbyen (hb 1992, pb 1994)

DUTCH

De Geus

Faces in the Water new edition forthcoming

Selected Stories Je betreedt nu het menselijk hart (2011)

Towards Another Summer Een andere zomer (2010)

Autobiography omnibus Een engel aan mijn tafel trilogie (1997)

Faces in the Water Gezichten in Het Water (1993)

To the Is-Land Naar het Is-Land (1991, 1993, 2006)

An Angel at my Table Een engel aan mijn tafel (1991, 1994, 2007)

The Envoy from Mirror City De gezant van Spiegelstad (1991, 1995, 2007)

The Lagoon De Lagune (1991)

Owls Do Cry Uilen Roepen (1982)

Owls Do Cry Uilen Roepen (hb, pb 1994)

Owls Do Cry Uilen Roepen (pocketbook 1997)

The Carpathians De Herinneringsbloem (hb 1996)

The Carpathians De Herinneringsbloem (pocketbook 1998)

Van Ditmar

Faces in the Water Schimmen in het water (1963)

FRENCH

Éditions Joёlle Losfeld

Towards Another Summer Vers l'autre été (2011)

Daughter Buffalo La Fille-Bison (2002)

To the Is-Land Ma Terre Mon Île (2000)

Scented gardens for the blind Le Jardin Aveugle (1998)

Selected Stories Poussière et Lumière du Jour (1997)

An Angel at My Table Un Été à Willowglen (1997, 2011)

The Envoy from Mirror City Le Messager (1996, 2011)

Faces in the water Visages Noyés (1996)

Owls Do Cry Les Hiboux Pleurent Vraiment (1994)

Des Femmes, Antoinette Fouque

The Lagoon & other stories Le Lagon et autres nouvelles (2006)

Payot & Rivages (pocketbooks)

Faces in the Water Visages Noyés (2004)

Scented gardens for the blind Le Jardin Aveugle (2004)

Owls Do Cry Les Hiboux Pleurent Vraiment (2002)

Les Belles Lettres

To the Is-Land Ma Terre Mon Île (1992)

Hommes & Groupes Éditeurs

An Angel at my Table Parmi les buissons de matagouri (1986)

Alinéa

Owls Do Cry La chambre close (1986)

Éditions du Seuil

Faces in the Water Visages Noyés (1964)

GERMAN

C.H. Beck

Towards Another Summer Dem neuen sommer entgegen (pb 2011)

Towards Another Summer Dem neuen sommer entgegen (hb 2010)

Piper Verlag

Autobiography omnibus (1996, 2006)

Faces in the Water Gesichter im Wasser (pocketbook 1997)

Faces in the Water Gesichter im Wasser (hb 1994)

Autobiography (Vol 1&2) Ein Engel an Meiner Tafel (1993, 1994)

Suhrkamp

Living in the Maniototo Auf dem Maniototo (hb 1987. pb)

Owls Do Cry Wenn Eulen Schrein (1981, 1991, 1996, 2002)

Nannen

The Edge of the Alphabet Am Rande des Alphabets (1963)

The Lagoon Die Lagune (1962)

Owls Do Cry Wenn Eulen Schrein (1961)

HUNGARIAN

Európa

Owls Do Cry Éjjel, ha bagoly huhog (1999)

ITALIAN

Neri Pozza

Towards Another Summer forthcoming

Faces in the Water forthcoming

Owls Do Cry Gridano i gufi (2011)

Autobiography omnibus Un angelo alla mia tavola (2010)

Robin Edizione

The Carpathians La leggenda del Fiore della Memoria (2007)

Editori Associato

Faces in the Water Dentro il Muro (hb 1991 (2 reprints), pb 1994)

Owls Do Cry Gridano i gufi

Autobiography Un Angelo alla mia Tavola

Ugo Guanda Editore

The Lagoon La Laguna e altre storie (pb 1993)

Scented Gardens for the Blind Giardini profumati per i ciechi (1997)

Owls Do Cry Gridano i gufi (1994)

Interno Giallo Editore

Living in the Maniototo Vivere nel Maniototo (1992)

To the Is-Land L'Isola del Presente (1991)

An Angel at my Table Un Paese di Fiumi (1991)

The Envoy from Mirror City La Città degli Specchi (1992)

Faces in the Water Dentro il Muro (1990)

Mondadori

Mona Minim Cuor di Formica (hb, pb, 1998)

JAPANESE

Chikuma Shoba

Autobiography (hb, 2 vols,1991)

KOREAN

Sigongsa

Autobiography forthcoming

The Carpathians forthcoming

MEXICAN SPANISH

Selected Poems forthcoming

NORWEGIAN

Forlaget Oktober

Towards Another Summer Mot en ny sommer (pb 2010)

Towards Another Summer Mot en ny sommer (hb 2010)

Autobiography Omnibus En Engel ved mitt Bord (pb 2010)

Pax Forlag

Autobiography En Engel ved mitt Bord

Living in the Maniototo Maniototo (hb 1992)

Faces in the Water Ansikter i vannet (hb 1993)

The Lagoon Lagunen og andre fortellinger (hb 1994)

Intensive Care Akuttbehandling (hb1997)

The Adaptable Man Tilpasning (hb 2001)

POLISH

Zysk I S-KA

To the Is-Land Na Wyspe - Teraz (1999)

An Angel at my Table Anioł Przy Moim Stole (1999)

The Envoy from Mirror City Wysłannik z Lustrzanego Miasta (1999)

Faces in the Water Twarze w Wodzie (2000)

PORTUGUESE

(Portugal)

Caminho

The Carpathians Os Cárpatos no Nosso Jardin (2004)

Editorial Presença

To the Is-Land (1997)

PORTUGUESE

(Brazil)

Planeta Literário

Towards Another Summer Rumo a outro verao (2009)

Fiction title forthcoming

ROMANIAN

Ibu publishing

The Rainbirds forthcoming

RUSSIAN

Corpus

Autobiography Omnibus forthcoming

SLOVENE

MKZ

The Carpathians (2002)

SPANISH

Seix Barral

Towards Another Summer Hacia otro verano (2009)

Autobiography Omnibus Un ángel en mi mesa (2009)

Faces in the Water Rostros en el Agua

Autobiography Omnibus Un ángel en mi mesa (1991)

Circulo De Lectores

Autobiography Omnibus Un ángel en mi mesa (1992)

Siruela

Mona Minim Mona Minim (1994)

Tiempos modernos

Faces in the Water Rostros en el agua (pb 1991)

Ediciones GP

The Edge of the Alphabet Al Margen Del Alfabeto (1966)

Plaza & Janés

Faces in the Water Rostros en el agua (hb 1965)

The Edge of the Alphabet Al Margen Del Alfabeto (1963)

SWEDISH

Modernista

Scented Gardens for the Blind forthcoming 2011

Owls Do Cry forthcoming 2011

Faces in the Water forthcoming 2011

The Edge of the Alphabet forthcoming 2011

Albert Bonniers Förlag

Towards Another Summer Mot ännu en sommar (2010)

Autobiography Omnibus En ängel vid mitt bord (pb 2009)

The Lagoon Lagunen (2003)

Faces in the Water Ansikten i vattnet (hb 1997, pb 1998)

Autobiography Omnibus En ängel vid mitt bord (pb 1995)

The Envoy from Mirror City Sändebud från Spegelstaden (hb 1994)

An Angel at my Table En ängel vid mitt bord (hb 1993)

To the Is-Land Till landet Är (hb 1992)

Living in the Maniototo Bodde alltid i Maniototo hb 1990)

TURKISH

Yapi Kredi

Towards Another Summer forthcoming

Owls Do Cry Baykuşlar Öterken (2010)

Anthologies and periodicals:

Individual stories and poems have been translated into many of the above languages and more, including Greek, Hebrew, Iranian, and Croatian, and published in anthologies and periodicals.

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