My Brother Jack
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Author | George Johnston |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Novel |
Publisher | Collins |
Released | 1964 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 384 pp |
ISBN | NA |
My Brother Jack is a classic Australian novel by writer George Johnston.
[edit] Plot introduction
It follows the narrator, David Meredith, and his brother Jack through childhood and adolesence in interwar Melbourne.
[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.