The City of Fading Light
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. 30 October 1985. p. 29. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Beaton, improver on nature". The Canberra Times. 25 January 1986. p. 6 Section: Section B. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 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. 15 November 1985. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[]
- The City of Fading Light at AustLit (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1985 Australian novels
- William Collins, Sons books
- William Morrow and Company books
- Novels set during World War II
- Novels set in Berlin
- Fiction set in 1939
- Novels by Jon Cleary
- World War II novel stubs
- 1980s war novel stubs