The Hunter (1999 novel)
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The Hunter is a novel by Julia Leigh
about an Australian hunter who sets out to find the last Tasmanian Tiger
. The novel has been adapted into a film
directed by Daniel Nettheim in 2011.
Julia Leigh
Julia Leigh is an Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter.-Early life:Born in 1970 in Sydney, Australia, Leigh is the eldest of three daughters of a doctor and maths teacher. She initially studied law but shifted to writing. For a time she worked at the Australian Society of Authors...
about an Australian hunter who sets out to find the last Tasmanian Tiger
Thylacine
The thylacine or ,also ;binomial name: Thylacinus cynocephalus, Greek for "dog-headed pouched one") was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or the Tasmanian wolf...
. The novel has been adapted into a film
The Hunter (2011 Australian film)
The Hunter is a 2011 Australian film, directed by Daniel Nettheim and produced by Vincent Sheehan, based on the 1999 novel by Julia Leigh. It stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Frances O'Connor. To prepare for the role, Dafoe worked with a bush survival expert who taught him practical tips like how...
directed by Daniel Nettheim in 2011.