A Flight of Chariots

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A Flight of Chariots
First US edition
AuthorJon Cleary
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCollins (UK)
William Morrow (US)
Publication date
1963
Publication placeAustralia

A Flight of Chariots is a 1963 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary.[1]

Synopsis

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The novel follows two friends who fly planes during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War then become involved in the space program.[2]

Critical reception

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Andrew Leslie, writing in The Guardian, noted: "There is nothing tortuous or particularly subtle about A Flight of Chariots..By the end mr Cleary has succeeded in his object of showing that a recognisable human being is up there in orbit. No especially new insights of thought or feeling have been opened up; but the familiar view has been professionally rendered."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Jon Cleary Interviewed by Stephen Vagg: Oral History at National Film and Sound Archive
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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