 First US edition | |
| Author | Jon Cleary |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1963 |
Forests of the Night is a 1963 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. [1]
| First US edition | |
| Author | Jon Cleary |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1963 |
Forests of the Night is a 1963 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. [1]
The novel follows a British plastic surgeon who visits his father in Burma and gets involved with a Catholic missionary, a killer tiger and a local rebel leader. [2]
Cleary visited Burma as part of his research. [3]
At one stage there were plans to make a film version with Dirk Bogarde but this did not eventuate. [4]
The novel was adapted for Australian radio by Richard Lane. It was one of the last significant commercial Australian radio plays. [5]
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