My Brother Jack
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| Author | George Johnston |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 384 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
My Brother Jack is a classic Australian novel by writer George Johnston. It is part of a trilogy centring on the character of David Meredith. The other books in the trilogy are Clean Straw for Nothing and A Cartload of Clay.
[edit] Plot introduction
This semi-autobiographical novel follows the narrator, David Meredith, through his childhood and adolescence in interwar Melbourne through to adulthood and his journalism career during World War II. The novel constantly contrasts him with his older and more confident brother, Jack.
My Brother Jack chronicles the life of an average stereotypical bloke in Australian society.
[edit] Awards and nominations
It won the Miles Franklin Award in 1964.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
It was serialised for ABC in 1965 by Charmian Clift, who was also Johnston's wife.
It was adapted again in 2001 by John Alsop and Sue Smith. The cast included William McInnes, Claudia Karvan and Jack Thompson.
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| Preceded by Careful, He Might Hear You |
Miles Franklin Award recipient 1964 |
Succeeded by The Slow Natives |
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