Forests of the Night (Cleary novel)
 First US edition | |
| Author | Jon Cleary |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | Australia |
Forests of the Night is a 1963 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It is about a British plastic surgeon who visits his father in Burma and gets involved with a Catholic missionary, a killer tiger and a local rebel leader.[1]
Cleary visited Burma as part of his research.
At one stage there were plans to make a film version with Dirk Bogarde but this did not eventuate.[2]
References
- ^ "Tangle Of Lives In Burma". The Canberra Times. 22 June 1963. p. 21. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Jon Cleary Interviewed by Stephen Vagg: Oral History at National Film and Sound Archive
External links
- Forests of the Night at AustLit (subscription required)