A Very Private War
Book by Jon Cleary
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| Author | Jon Cleary |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins (Australia/UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Publication place | Australia |
A Very Private War is a 1980 novel by Australian writer Jon Cleary about coastwatchers during World War II.[1]
Plot
Mullane, an American coast watcher in New Britain, goes on a mission to uncover the camouflage of the airstrip of a Japanese base. He is accompanied by an Australian officer and captured Japanese officer. Mullane gets the chance to avenge the death of his Japanese wife, killed prior to the war.[2][3]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "Cleary is neither a stylist nor a profound writer. He is essentially a storyteller, and very good one, most at home in the fields of action and adventure, as A Very Private War demonstrates", calling it "a straightforward, uncomplicated tale of wartime derring-do."[4]
Proposed Film
In 1981 there were reports a film version was in development with the Queensland Film Corporation[5] but no movie resulted.
References
- ^ "Satisfying Escapism". The Canberra Times. 22 November 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Warga, Wayne (4 July 1980). "Author! Author!: Upwardly Prolific Down Under". Los Angeles Times. p. e2.
- ^ "Timestyle". The Canberra Times. 19 July 1981. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Harriott, Gary (31 May 1980). "A Very Private War by Jon Cleary Collins, $14.95". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 21.
- ^ "Timestyle Television Chess Crosswords TV and Radio Programs – Soap-opera fans not keen on interruptions". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 676. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 May 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Austlit — A Very Private War by Jon Cleary[1]
See also
- 1980 in Australian literature
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- Dust in the Sun (1958)
- The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)
- The Sundowners (1960)
- The Green Helmet (1961)
- Damon and Pythias (1962)
- The Diamond Smugglers (1964)
- Nobody Runs Forever (The High Commissioner) (1968)
- You Can't See 'round Corners (1969)
- Sidecar Racers (1975)
- Scobie Malone (1975)
- High Road to China (1983)
- Knife in the Family (1957)
- Bus Stop (1961) (2 eps)
- You Can't See 'Round Corners (1967)
- Spearfield's Daughter (1986)
- Safe Horizon (1945)
- The Sundowners (1953)
- The Climate of Courage (1956)
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- ^ "Austlit — A Very Private War by Jon Cleary". Austlit. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
