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This semi-autobiographical novel, definable as a roman à clef, follows the narrator, David Meredith, through his childhood and adolescence in interwar Melbourne through to adulthood and his prominent career as a journalist during World War II, to his life on a Greek island in the 1950s and 60s.
- George Henry Johnston
- 1964
An Australian classic, My Brother Jack is the story of Davy and Jack Meredith, two brothers growing up in a Melbourne suburb during the years between the First and Second World War. Born to a drunken, abusive father and a caring, loving mother, the boys are distinctively different from an early age.
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Jan 1, 2001 · My Brother Jack. Hardcover – January 1, 2001. Through the story of two brothers who grew up in patriotic, suburban Melbourne, George Johnston created an enduring exploration of two Australian myths - that of the man who loses his soul as he gains worldly success, and that of the tough, honest, Aussie battler.
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- 1964
- George Henry Johnston
- George Johnston
Mar 1, 2013 · Acknowledged as one of the true Australian classics, My Brother Jack is a deeply satisfying, complex and moving literary masterpiece. David Meredith's story continues in the sequels Clean Straw for Nothing and A Cartload of Clay.
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Mar 1, 2013 · Acknowledged as one of the true Australian classics, My Brother Jack is a deeply satisfying, complex and moving literary masterpiece. David Meredith's story continues in the sequels...
May 3, 2010 · My brother Jack; a novel. by. Johnston, George Henry, 1912-1970. Publication date. 1964. Publisher. London, Collins. Collection. internetarchivebooks; americana; inlibrary; printdisabled.
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Mar 16, 2022 · My brother Jack. by. Johnston, George Henry, 1912-1970. Publication date. 1990. Publisher. North Ryde, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
