{"product_id":"9781922148810","title":"The Long Green Shore: Text Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1947 but not published until 1995, John Hepworth's debut novel is a gripping account of Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea at the end of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe product of Hepworth's own experience, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Green Shore\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the lives - and deaths - of a group of soldiers battling the Japanese in the rain-soaked jungle. In sublime prose, it captures the terror and the monotony of war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn its publication \u003ci\u003eThe Long Green Shore\u003c\/i\u003e was met with immediate critical acclaim. It was recognised as one of the world's great war novels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hepworth\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1921 and lived in Melbourne. A journalist, author, playwright and poet, he is well remembered for his contribution to the \u003ci\u003eNation Review\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1970s and for his work at the ABC. He wrote many books, some co-authored with Bob Ellis and others illustrated by Michael Leunig. He died in 1995 soon after learning that \u003ci\u003eThe Long Green Shore\u003c\/i\u003e would finally be published.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Australia's \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e...The timeless record of a generation of men who had it hard and copped it sweet, and went off into battle not knowing what the day would bring.' Bob Ellis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This novel is a masterpiece of war fiction.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180331155696,"sku":"9781922148810","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922148810_p0.jpg?v=1763633555","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922148810","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}