A Midnight Clear
Published on 20. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-00-745799-1 (ISBN)
Description
A reissue of this classic World War II novel.
Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve, 1944, A Midnight Clear is the story of Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs ordered to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau close to the German lines. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation-until the Germans begin leaving signs of their presence.
Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve, 1944, A Midnight Clear is the story of Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs ordered to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau close to the German lines. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation-until the Germans begin leaving signs of their presence.
Reviews / Votes
' Remarkable' NEW YORK TIMES'There are surprisingly few 'classic' novels of World War II, A Midnight Clear joins the best.' VILLAGE VOICE
'Sad and witty, even profound.; SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
'It has mythic quality.' CHICAGO TRIBUNE
'Belonging to a class entirely of its own' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
189 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-745799-1 (9780007457991)
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William Wharton
A Midnight Clear
E-Book
02/2013
1st Edition
The Friday Project Limited
€6.29
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Person
William Wharton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1925. During the Second World War, Wharton served in the US army, until an injury led to his discharge. In 1978, Wharton's first novel, 'Birdy', was published to critical acclaim. Before his death in 2008, Wharton penned 8 further novels, and 3 memoirs. The most recent memoir, 'Shrapnel', was published for the first time in English in 2012.