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A Flight of Chariots

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A Flight of Chariots
First US edition
AuthorJon Cleary
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCollins (UK)
William Morrow (US)
Publication date
1963
Publication placeAustralia

A Flight of Chariots is a 1963 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary.[1]

Synopsis

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The novel follows two friends who fly planes during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War then become involved in the space program.[2]

Critical reception

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Andrew Leslie, writing in The Guardian, noted: "There is nothing tortuous or particularly subtle about A Flight of Chariots..By the end mr Cleary has succeeded in his object of showing that a recognisable human being is up there in orbit. No especially new insights of thought or feeling have been opened up; but the familiar view has been professionally rendered."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "A Flight of Chariots by Jon Cleary". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ Jon Cleary Interviewed by Stephen Vagg: Oral History at National Film and Sound Archive
  3. ^ ""Crossing a frontier"". The Guardian, 21 February 1964.. ProQuest 184861973. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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