Jonah From Tonga
Published on 22. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-76011-177-9 (ISBN)
Description
After being expelled from Summer Heights High, Jonah Takalua was banished to Tonga to live with his Uncle Mamafu, but now he is causing more trouble than ever. Sent back to Sydney, Jonah wants to make his family proud, but while he might be in a new school, he's still up to his old tricks: gangs and graffiti, fights and frenemies, breakdancing and law-breaking.
Revisit the antics of Jonah, the teenage Tongan rebel, and meet his Fobba-licious crew in this full-colour graphic novel adaptation of Chris Lilley's hilarious hit television series.
WARNING: contains adult content.
Revisit the antics of Jonah, the teenage Tongan rebel, and meet his Fobba-licious crew in this full-colour graphic novel adaptation of Chris Lilley's hilarious hit television series.
WARNING: contains adult content.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
St Leonards
Australia
Target group
Young adult
Illustrations
Full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
491 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-76011-177-9 (9781760111779)
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Person
As a writer, performer, producer, director and composer, Chris Lilley is one of Australia's most prolific artists and the creator of five critically acclaimed television series.
Chris began his career as a stand-up comedian and voiceover artist. He expanded to television, creating and starring in his most recent series, Jonah from Tonga, which premiered in 2014 in the UK. Jonah from Tonga follows on from the highly successful comedy series Ja'mie: Private School Girl, the first spin-off from Summer Heights High which aired in the UK in 2013. His popular third series, Angry Boys, premiered in 2011 on the BBC in the UK and on HBO in the US. Chris's Summer Heights High was one of the highest-rated series of 2007 and became the biggest-selling TV series of all time in Australia. Chris was awarded AFI Awards for Best Comedy Series, Best Performance in a Television Comedy and the Byron Kennedy Award for Summer Heights High.
Chris began his career as a stand-up comedian and voiceover artist. He expanded to television, creating and starring in his most recent series, Jonah from Tonga, which premiered in 2014 in the UK. Jonah from Tonga follows on from the highly successful comedy series Ja'mie: Private School Girl, the first spin-off from Summer Heights High which aired in the UK in 2013. His popular third series, Angry Boys, premiered in 2011 on the BBC in the UK and on HBO in the US. Chris's Summer Heights High was one of the highest-rated series of 2007 and became the biggest-selling TV series of all time in Australia. Chris was awarded AFI Awards for Best Comedy Series, Best Performance in a Television Comedy and the Byron Kennedy Award for Summer Heights High.