Forests of the Night (Cleary novel)
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First US edition
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| Author | Jon Cleary |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
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Publication date
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1963 |
Forests of the Night is a 1963 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It is about 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.[1]
Cleary visited Burma as part of his research.
At one stage there were plans to make a film version with Dirk Bogarde but this did not eventuate.[2]
References
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- ↑ Jon Cleary Interviewed by Stephen Vagg: Oral History at National Film and Sound Archive
External links
- Forests of the Night at AustLit (subscription required)
