A Flight of Chariots
1963 novel by Jon Cleary
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| Author | Jon Cleary |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | Australia |
A Flight of Chariots is a 1963 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary.[1]
Synopsis
The novel follows two friends who fly planes during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War then become involved in the space program.[2]
Critical reception
Andrew Leslie, writing in The Guardian, noted: "There is nothing tortuous or particularly subtle about A Flight of Chariots..By the end mr Cleary has succeeded in his object of showing that a recognisable human being is up there in orbit. No especially new insights of thought or feeling have been opened up; but the familiar view has been professionally rendered."[3]
References
- ^ "A Flight of Chariots by Jon Cleary". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Jon Cleary Interviewed by Stephen Vagg: Oral History at National Film and Sound Archive
- ^ ""Crossing a frontier"". The Guardian, 21 February 1964.. ProQuest 184861973. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links
- A Flight of Chariots at AustLit (subscription required)
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Works by Jon Cleary
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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)
