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North from Thursday

Book by Jon Cleary

Summary

Book by Jon Cleary

Field	Value
name	North from Thursday
image	File:NorthFromThursday.jpg
caption	First edition
author	Jon Cleary
country	Australia
language	English
publisher	Collins
release_date	1960
pages	384pp
preceded_by	Strike Me Lucky
followed_by	The Country of Marriage

North from Thursday is a 1960 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It is set in New Guinea and concerns the eruption of a volcano, forcing a group of survivors to flee across the country. The story is based on the 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington.

Cleary was motivated to write the novel because he was interested in exploring the concept of Australia as a colonial power and researched the book by visiting New Guinea with his wife. He went on a patrol in the Highlands.

Reception

The novel was not a big seller in Australia but did well in other countries. It was optioned for the movies but a film version proved too expensive to raise finance.

Adaptation

The novel was serialised in the Sydney Morning Herald and was adapted for radio in 1963.

References

"''North from Thursday'' (William Collins)". National Library of Australia.
(September 15, 1966). "New Guinea Fiction". Sydney Morning Herald.
link. (2012-11-30 at [[National Film and Sound Archive]])
(25 December 1963). "2CA On The Air! 2CA". [[The Canberra Times]].

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