The Long Shadow (Cleary novel) explained
| The Long Shadow |
| Author: | Jon Cleary |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Thriller |
| Publisher: | Invincible Press |
| Release Date: | 1949 |
The Long Shadow is a 1949 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary.[1]
Cleary had just written his debut work, You Can't See 'Round Corners and was unsure what to do as a follow-up. His editor Graham Greene suggested he try his hand at a thriller "because it will teach you the art of narrative and it will teach you the uses of brevity."[2]
Plot
The plot revolves around Martin Brown, an educated man who is living as a swagman. He is falsely accused of murder of a woman called Ruth Taylor, and is pursued through the Australian countryside by police and other men. He falls in love with a woman who believes his innocence.[3]
Reception
Reviews were not as strong as that for Cleary's first novel.[4] [5]
Proposed film
Reportedly Paramount were interested in the film rights in 1946.[6]
In 1968 it was announced that a movie version was to be made starring Rod Taylor for Ajax Films from a script by James Workman but no film resulted.[7] [8] [9] [10]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: The Long Shadow by Jon Cleary. National Library of Australia. 23 May 2024.
- http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/jon-cleary-transcript-available/3301788 Jon Cleary interview, The Book Show - Radio National, 26 February 2006
- News: SOME NEW FICTION. . . Launceston, Tasmania . 7 January 1950 . 6 March 2012 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
- News: New interpreters of Australasian scene. . . Melbourne . 28 January 1950 . 6 March 2012 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
- News: SOME NEW FICTION. . . Launceston, Tasmania . 7 January 1950 . 18 October 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
- News: CLEARY HEARD NEWS IN LONDON . . 34,014 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 December 1946 . 2 April 2024 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
- http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=vagg%20cleary;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Jon Cleary Interviewed by Stephen Vagg: Oral History
- 'Rod Taylor weighs offers for 5 Pix in Native Land', Variety, 21 Nov 1968
- News: LEISURE THE ARTS US visitor sees big film future for us. . . 14 December 1967 . 18 October 2015 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
- The Bulletin. Sandra. Hall. Who’s filming what . 15 February 1969. 42.
