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'''Daughter of Silence''' (1961) is a crime novel by Australian author [[Morris West]].<ref name=austlit>[http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C253363 Austlit - ''Daughter of Silence'' by Morris West]</ref> |
'''''Daughter of Silence''''' (1961) is a crime novel by Australian author [[Morris West]].<ref name=austlit>[http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C253363 Austlit - ''Daughter of Silence'' by Morris West]</ref> |
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==Plot outline== |
==Plot outline== |
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In mid-summer in a Tuscan village a twenty-four |
In mid-summer in a Tuscan village a twenty-four-year-old woman shoots the town's mayor dead in revenge for the death of her mother during the war. The subsequent trial brings out secrets both personal and political. |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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Joyce Halstead in ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' was impressed with the work: "Excellent writing in an attractive novel which uses all the gimmicks for modern reader success - an Italian setting, a court scene with a beautiful young woman on trial for murder, and intricately woven love affairs...The whole resolves itself fairly expectedly and tritely - but the intellectual arguments, convincing dialogue, emotional undertones, and competently wrought plot make it a very satisfying story."<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46074898 "Your Bookshelf" by Joyce Halstead, ''The Australian Women's Weekly'', 10 January 1962, p14]</ref> |
Joyce Halstead in ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' was impressed with the work: "Excellent writing in an attractive novel which uses all the gimmicks for modern reader success - an Italian setting, a court scene with a beautiful young woman on trial for murder, and intricately woven love affairs...The whole resolves itself fairly expectedly and tritely - but the intellectual arguments, convincing dialogue, emotional undertones, and competently wrought plot make it a very satisfying story."<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46074898 "Your Bookshelf" by Joyce Halstead, ''The Australian Women's Weekly'', 10 January 1962, p14]</ref> |
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''Daughter of Silence'' was adapted as a Broadway play in 1961 with [[Janet Margolin]] who received a nomination for the [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play]].<ref> [https://www.playbill.com/production/daughter-of-silence-music-box-theatre-vault-0000002628 Daughter of Silence] at Playbill</ref> |
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This play was performed at the [[Music Box Theatre]], New York, in September 1961. It was directed by Vincent J. Donehue. It ran for 36 performances.<ref>A Letter from New York: The Current Theatrical Season |
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Philippine Studies |
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Vol. 10, No. 2 (April 1962), pp. 304-312 (9 pages)</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[1961 in Australian literature]] |
* [[1961 in Australian literature]] |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/18901 Daughter of Silence] at Ausstage |
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*[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/daughter-of-silence-2903 Daughter of Silence] at [[IBDB]] |
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[[Category:Australian crime novels]] |
[[Category:Australian crime novels]] |
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[[Category:1961 novels]] |
[[Category:1961 Australian novels]] |
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[[Category:Works by Morris West]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 6 June 2024
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| Author | Morris West |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1961 |
| Publication place | Australia |
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| Pages | 274 pp |
| Preceded by | The Naked Country |
| Followed by | The Shoes of the Fisherman |
Daughter of Silence (1961) is a crime novel by Australian author Morris West.[1]
Plot outline
[edit]In mid-summer in a Tuscan village a twenty-four-year-old woman shoots the town's mayor dead in revenge for the death of her mother during the war. The subsequent trial brings out secrets both personal and political.
Critical reception
[edit]Joyce Halstead in The Australian Women's Weekly was impressed with the work: "Excellent writing in an attractive novel which uses all the gimmicks for modern reader success - an Italian setting, a court scene with a beautiful young woman on trial for murder, and intricately woven love affairs...The whole resolves itself fairly expectedly and tritely - but the intellectual arguments, convincing dialogue, emotional undertones, and competently wrought plot make it a very satisfying story."[2]
Broadway play
[edit]| Daughter of Silence | |
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| Written by | Morris West |
| Based on | Daughter of Silence by Morris West |
| Date premiered | November 30, 1961 |
Daughter of Silence was adapted as a Broadway play in 1961 with Janet Margolin who received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.[3]
This play was performed at the Music Box Theatre, New York, in September 1961. It was directed by Vincent J. Donehue. It ran for 36 performances.[4]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Dedication: For Hilda
- Epigraph: Alta vendetta d'alto silenzio e figlia/ Noble vengeance is the daughter of deep silence./ (Alfieri: La Congiura de' Pazzi, Act 1. Sc. 1.)
References
[edit]- ^ Austlit - Daughter of Silence by Morris West
- ^ "Your Bookshelf" by Joyce Halstead, The Australian Women's Weekly, 10 January 1962, p14
- ^ Daughter of Silence at Playbill
- ^ A Letter from New York: The Current Theatrical Season Miguel A. Bernad Philippine Studies Vol. 10, No. 2 (April 1962), pp. 304-312 (9 pages)
External links
[edit]- Daughter of Silence at Ausstage
- Daughter of Silence at IBDB