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South by Java Head is the third novel written by Scottish author Alistair MacLean, and was first published in 1958. [ 1 ] MacLean's personal experiences in the Royal Navy during World War II provided part of the basis for the story.
Java Head or Tanjung Layar, is a prominent cape at the extreme western end of Java. Java Head may also refer to: Java Head (novel), a 1919 novel by Joseph Hergesheimer; Java Head, an American adaptation; Java Head, a British adaptation
MacLean followed it with South by Java Head (1958), based on his experiences in the seas off Southeast Asia in World War Two. Film rights for South by Java Head were sold, but no movie resulted. [20] The Last Frontier (1959), was a thriller about the Hungarian uprising of 1956.
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Bookclub is a monthly programme, devised by Olivia Seligman and hosted by Jim Naughtie and broadcast on BBC Radio 4.Each month a novel is selected, and its author invited to discuss it.
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Java Head, a miscegenation story told from multiple viewpoints that is generally considered his best novel, was a considerable popular success, and his flamboyant, ornate, highly descriptive style (which can be seen to best effect in works like the travelogue San Cristobal de la Habana) was considered elegant and powerful.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium,” Episode 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” This story also contains a discussion of sexual assault.