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Western Europe, Europe,
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11 y separately published work icon Myopic Mermaid Carter Brown , New York (City) : New American Library , 1961 Z801900 1961 single work novel
9 y separately published work icon Long Time No Leola Carter Brown , New York (City) : New American Library , 1967 Z801609 1967 single work novel
8 y separately published work icon Charlie Sent Me! Carter Brown , Denmark : Winther , Z1568853 1963 single work novel crime
16 26 y separately published work icon The Ambassador Morris West , London : Heinemann , 1965 Z529190 1965 single work novel

'American ambassador Maxwell Gordon Amberley has a reputation as a tough negotiator. Yet when he is sent to Vietnam, the dilemma he faces throws him into self-doubt. He is made arbiter of his nation's fate on the one hand, and of the life and death of the ruling house of Vietnam on the other.

'Out of every international crisis comes at least one great book. From the explosive, bitter and savage battlefront of Vietnam, Morris West's masterly novel The Ambassador brings to life the early days of the Vietnam War and its backroom political dealings, foreshadowing the repercussions that continue today.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).

30 50 y separately published work icon On the Beach Nevil Shute , Melbourne : Heinemann , 1957 Z125153 1957 single work novel science fiction (taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: Krysolov. Na Berugu 1991;

'After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitting from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).

1 y separately published work icon Casanova (International) assertion Hermann Kesten , Verlag Kurt Desch , 1952 Z1289189 1952 single work novel
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