In sublime prose, this gripping account follows Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese in New Guinea at the end of World War II. An intimate and moving war story in the vein of All Quiet on the Western Front. Introduced by award-winning New Zealand author Lloyd Jones.
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"There have been few great novels of WWII in the Pacific, and this is one of them.""Publishers Weekly"
The beauty of John Hepworth s The Long Green Shore is its utter simplicity, no flashes, no frills, no artsy attempts at innovation but, rather, the steady hand of a frighteningly skilled writercertainly one of the great Australian war novelsAustralians fighting the Japanese in New Guinea at the end of World War II constituted only a tiny corner of the worldwide cataclysm. Yet the characters in John Hepworth s novel take on symbolic magnitude of the entire destruction. Charles Larson, "Counterpunch""
-There have been few great novels of WWII in the Pacific, and this is one of them.---Publishers Weekly
'The beauty of John Hepworth's The Long Green Shore is its utter simplicity, no flashes, no frills, no artsy attempts at innovation but, rather, the steady hand of a frighteningly skilled writer...certainly one of the great Australian war novels...Australians fighting the Japanese in New Guinea at the end of World War II constituted only a tiny corner of the worldwide cataclysm. Yet the characters in John Hepworth's novel take on symbolic magnitude of the entire destruction.'--Charles Larson, Counterpunch
"There have been few great novels of WWII in the Pacific, and this is one of them."--Publishers Weekly
In sublime prose, this gripping account follows Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese in New Guinea at the end of World War II. An intimate and moving war story in the vein ofAll Quiet on the Western Front. Introduced by award-winning New Zealand author Lloyd Jones.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Written in 1947 but not published until 1995, John Hepworth's debut novel is a gripping account of Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea at the end of World War II. The product of Hepworth's own experience, The Long Green Shore recounts the lives and deaths of a group of soldiers fighting the Japanese in a rain-soaked jungle. In sublime prose, it captures the terror and monotony of war. On its publication, The Long Green Shore received instant critical acclaim and was hailed as a masterpiece of military fiction. In sublime prose, this gripping account follows Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese in New Guinea at the end of WWII. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781922147820
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Written in 1947 but not published until 1995, John Hepworth's debut novel is a gripping account of Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea at the end of World War II. The product of Hepworth's own experience, The Long Green Shore recounts the lives and deaths of a group of soldiers fighting the Japanese in a rain-soaked jungle. In sublime prose, it captures the terror and monotony of war. On its publication, The Long Green Shore received instant critical acclaim and was hailed as a masterpiece of military fiction. In sublime prose, this gripping account follows Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese in New Guinea at the end of WWII. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781922147820
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Written in 1947 but not published until 1995, John Hepworth's debut novel is a gripping account of Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea at the end of World War II. The product of Hepworth's own experience, The Long Green Shore recounts the lives and deaths of a group of soldiers fighting the Japanese in a rain-soaked jungle. In sublime prose, it captures the terror and monotony of war. On its publication, The Long Green Shore received instant critical acclaim and was hailed as a masterpiece of military fiction. In sublime prose, this gripping account follows Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese in New Guinea at the end of WWII. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781922147820
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