The Tower of Babel (novel)
First edition | |
Author | Morris West |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Heinemann, London |
Publication date | 1968 |
Media type | |
Pages | 340 pp |
Preceded by | The Ambassador |
Followed by | Summer of the Red Wolf |
The Tower of Babel (1968) is a novel by Australian writer Morris West.[1]
Plot summary
The novel is set in the Middle East on the brink of war. The story begins with a border incident that is followed by an Israeli invasion of Jordan.
Critical reception
John Graham, writing in The Canberra Times, noted changes in the writer's style: "The atmosphere of dramatic fiction which pervades this novel is a far cry from his earlier works, notably Children of the Sun and The Devil's Advocate. Since those admirable and essentially simple studies of the Christian conscience he has moved towards the political novel with more enthusiasm than aptitude. His simpler themes earned him his original reputation."[2]
The reviewer in Kirkus Reviews found the novel less than impressive: "Easy to read, easy to forget. Written to formula, devoid of inspiration. Coated over with a shopworn eloquence which only serves to undermine the author's long-standing and convincing moral concerns."[3]
See also
- 1968 in Australian literature
Notes
- Dedication: In Memoriam/ Stanley L. Bartlett// My first editor and my dear friend/ A rare and gentle man// Obiit 1966[1]
References
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- Gallows on the Sand (1956)
- Kundu (1956)
- The Big Story (1957)
- The Second Victory (1958)
- The Devil's Advocate (1959)
- Daughter of Silence (1961)
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963)
- The Ambassador (1965)
- The Tower of Babel (1968)
- Summer of the Red Wolf (1971)
- The Salamander (1973)
- Harlequin (1974)
- The Navigator (1976)
- Proteus (1979)
- The Clowns of God (1981)
- The World Is Made of Glass (1983)
- Cassidy (1986)
- Masterclass (1988)
- Lazarus (1990)
- The Ringmaster (1991)
- The Lovers (1993)
- Vanishing Point (1996)
- Eminence (1996)
- The Last Confession (2000)
- Moon in My Pocket (1945)
- McCreary Moves In (1958)
- The Naked Country (1960)
- Children of the Sun (1957)
- McCreary Moves In (1957) (TV)
- Children of the Sun (1961) (TV)
- The Crooked Road (1965)
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
- The Devil's Advocate (1977)
- The Salamander (1981)
- The Naked Country (1985)
- The Second Victory (1987)
- The Curtain Rises (1946)
- The Mask of Marius Melville (1946)
- Burtons of Banner Street (1947)
- On the Danube (1948)
- Dick Barton - Secret Agent
- Experiment with Time
- Trumpets in the Dawn (1949)
- Paradise of Cheats (1949)
- The Prince of Peace (1950)
- The Apostle of Peace (1951)
- The Affairs of Harlequin (1951)
- White Marriage (1951)
- The Enchanted Island (1952)
- The Dreaming City (1952)
- Secret Mountain (1953)
- Mystery of Henriette (1953)
- Man of Two Tribes (1953)
- Special Assignment (1953)
- Fire of Etna (1953)
- The Golden Road (1954)
- The Dambusters (1954)
- The Great Escape (1954)
- There is a Santa Claus (1954)
- Reach for the Sky (1955)
- Genesis in Juddsville (1955)
- The Illusionists (1955)
- The White Tower (1955)
- The White Rabbit (1955)
- Gallows on the Sand (1956)
- The Big Story (1958)
- The Illusionists (1955)
- The Devil's Advocate (1961)
- Daughter of Silence (1962)
- The Heretic (1970)
- The World Is Made of Glass (1984)