version, the 1977 American version which was the same but published under the title From The Heart Of The Country, and the 1978 South African version. In the South African version the novel's dialogue is in Afrikaans. Awards and nominations The novel was awarded the 1977 CNA Prize. Adaptations Marion Hänsel directed a motion picture adaptation, Dust, in 1985. Further reading References 1977 novels Secker & Warburg books Harper & Row books South African novels adapted into films Novels by J. M. Coetzee Novels set in South Africa