The Nargun and the Stars
First edition cover | |
| Author | Patricia Wrightson |
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| Illustrator | Robert Ingpen |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 158 pp |
| ISBN | 0-09-117690-5 |
The Nargun and The Stars is a children's fantasy novel set in Australia, written by Patricia Wrightson. It was among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. The book was the winner of the 1974 Children's Book Council of Australia Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers, and Patricia Wrightson was awarded an Order of the British Empire in 1977, largely for this work.
The story was adapted for television and screened as a mini-series in Australia in 1981.