1915: A Novel of Gallipoli

1979 novel by Roger McDonald January 2018 August 2020 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli 1915 A Novel at Gallipoli.jpg First edition Roger McDonald Australia English Historical 1979 (University of Queensland Press) Print (hardback) 426 pp 9780702213755 807526445 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli is the debut novel by Roger McDonald, published in 1979. Plot summary The book is about two friends, Walter and Billy, who join the AIF and go to fight at Gallipoli. The novel follows the story of the two men from their adolescence in the Australian bush to their coming of age on the battlefields of World War I. Reception Kirkus Reviews wrote "A standard kit of ingredients goes into this Australian WW I novel about a pair of friends, their girls, their fates in war—but it develops with a dimensional quality provided by some very good writing. ... True, McDonald can sometimes get a little bogged down with miniature effects of perception—which still and sap his most bash-about scenes. But this is a small complaint against what otherwise is a strong, though tenuous, book about destructive innocence—how it leads to tragedies large and small."https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/roger-mcdonald-3/1915-3/ 1915 www.kirkusreviews.com Kirkus Media LLC 13 November 2016 Roger Hillman, writing in the Australian Humanities Review refers to it as one of the "key texts from the reception history of the Australian (Gallipoli) legend."November 2011 A Transitional Gallipoli? http://www.australianhumanitiesreview.org/archive/Issue-November-2011/hillman.html Australian Humanities Review ANU Press 51 13 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213160325/http://www.australianhumanitiesreview.org/archive/Issue-November-2011/hillman.html 13 December 2017 dead Kunapipi called it "outstanding" and wrote "It's a poet's novel, beautifully written; perhaps slower and longer than it should be, but a remarkable achievement and one that promises much from his next novel nevertheless."1980 The Year That Was Anna Rutherford Anna Rutherford http://ro.uow.edu.au/kunapipi/vol2/iss1/ Kunapipi University of Wollongong 2 1 137 13 November 2016 Awards and nominations Miles Franklin Award – nominatedKeenan Catherine 23 June 2006 From farming wool to weaving a winning tale http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/from-farming-wool-to-weaving-a-winning-tale/2006/06/22/1150845314915.html The Sydney Morning Herald 13 November 2016 1979 The Age Book of the Year – wonhttp://www.nswwc.org.au/2012/11/1915-by-roger-mcdonald-366-days-of-writing/ 1915 by Roger McDonald: 366 Days of Writing Sophia Barnes www.nswwc.org.au The NSW Writers Centre 13 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407012522/http://www.nswwc.org.au/2012/11/1915-by-roger-mcdonald-366-days-of-writing/ 7 April 2016 dead Television adaptation 1915 (miniseries) Peter Yeldham wrote the teleplay for the miniseries 1915, which is based on the novel.http://www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/5612.html#c015 Guide to the Papers of Roger McDonald www.nla.gov.au National Library of Australia 13 November 2016 It aired on ABC TV from 27 June to 8 August 1982, and won two Logie Awards. References Category:1979 Australian novels Category:1979 English-language novels Category:Novels set during World War I Category:Works about the Gallipoli campaign Category:Novels set in 1915 Category:Australian novels adapted into television shows Category:1979 debut novels Category:University of Queensland Press books Category:The Age Book of the Year Fiction Award–winning works