The City of Fading Light
First UK edition | |
Author | Jon Cleary |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Publisher |
Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1985 |
The City of Fading Light is a 1985 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary about a Hollywood actress who tries to rescue her Jewish mother from 1939 Berlin. The book features Sean Carmody, the character from his earlier novel The Sundowners.[1][2]
Cleary researched the novel on a trip to Berlin with his family and based the plot on a real British plan to assassinate Hitler prior to the war.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "BOOKCASE New life for 'Sundowner' character.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1985. p. 29. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Beaton, improver on nature.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 25 January 1986. p. 6 Section: Section B. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ Jon Cleary Interviewed by Stephen Vagg: Oral History at National Film and Sound Archive
- ↑ "Research half the pleasure of writing, says Geary.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 15 November 1985. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- The City of Fading Light at AustLit (subscription required)
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