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'Everyone was very casual about it—carefully laconic. For the old soldiers it was another move—there had been plenty like this before—they knew what was coming.
'But the new men could sense the breath of the unknown and mysterious enemy—the shadows of the long green shore—and violence and death they did not know but had often dreamed about.
'Written in 1947 but not published until 1995, John Hepworth's debut novel is a gripping account of Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea at the end of World War II.
'The product of Hepworth's own experience, The Long Green Shore recounts the lives—and deaths—of a group of soldiers battling the Japanese in the rain-soaked jungle. In sublime prose, it captures the terror and the monotony of war.
'On its publication The Long Green Shore was met with immediate critical acclaim. It was recognised as one of the world's great war novels.' (Text Classics blurb)
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Contents
- Introduction, single work criticism (p. vii-xi)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Introduction
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Long Green Shore 2014; (p. vii-xi) -
Soldier's Simple Tale of Survival
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 March 2014; (p. 20-21) -
Inside the Digger Caught in a Farce
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 27 November 1995; (p. 26)
— Review of The Long Green Shore 1995 single work novel -
It's Been a Long Time Coming
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 September 1995; (p. rev 8)
— Review of The Long Green Shore 1995 single work novel -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 173 1995; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Long Green Shore 1995 single work novel
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Prose That's on the Nose
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 September 1995; (p. 13A)
— Review of Our Jack 1995 single work novel ; Sly 1995 single work novel ; The Long Green Shore 1995 single work novel ; Patterns of the Heart 1995 single work novel -
Novel of Tender Beauty, 40 Years On
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 July 1995; (p. 6)
— Review of The Long Green Shore 1995 single work novel -
A Classic in Waiting
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 July 1995; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of The Long Green Shore 1995 single work novel -
Love and Death On the Battlefield
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 13 August 1995; (p. 9)
— Review of The Long Green Shore 1995 single work novel -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 173 1995; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Long Green Shore 1995 single work novel -
Soldier's Simple Tale of Survival
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 March 2014; (p. 20-21) -
Introduction
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Long Green Shore 2014; (p. vii-xi)
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