The novel is set in a large seminary where, in eight weeks' time, 200 young men are to be ordained as Catholic priests. Then preparations are interrupted by the murders of one of the lay labourers and the scholarly rector.
Critical receptionedit
A reviewer in Kirkus Reviews didn't find much of interest in the book: "The contrast provided by the presence of a Roman Catholic monastery allows the author a latitude in analytic comment he able to seize, but the hackneyed formula reduces his points to pretensions."[2]
In 2014 Knopf re-issued the novel to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary. Peter Pierce reviewed the release for The Sydney Morning Herald and noted: "In The Place at Whitton can also be discerned two enduring features of Keneally’s art. One is his use of melodrama – exaggerated language and gesture, the master theme of dispossession, whether of life, property, chastity, reputation. The other is the generous fault, cum structural problem, of trying to accommodate within one book several others that might have been...The beginning of his career as a novelist had awkward moments, but not tentative ones, as a prodigious imagination first exerted itself and the first of many stories was told."[3]
^Austlit - The Place at Whitton by Thomas Keneally
^"The Place at Whitton by Thomas Keneally", Kirkus Reviews
^"Tom Keneally's first novel – 50 years on" by Peter Pierce, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 May 2014
December 12, 2023
place, whitton, 1964, first, novel, australian, writer, thomas, keneally, first, editionauthorthomas, keneallycountryaustralialanguageenglishgenrefictionpublishercassell, londonpublication, date1964media, typeprintpages219pppreceded, followed, bythe, fear, con. The Place at Whitton 1964 is the first novel by Australian writer Thomas Keneally 1 The Place at WhittonFirst editionAuthorThomas KeneallyCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenreFictionPublisherCassell LondonPublication date1964Media typePrintPages219ppPreceded by Followed byThe Fear Contents 1 Story outline 2 Critical reception 3 See also 4 ReferencesStory outline editThe novel is set in a large seminary where in eight weeks time 200 young men are to be ordained as Catholic priests Then preparations are interrupted by the murders of one of the lay labourers and the scholarly rector Critical reception editA reviewer in Kirkus Reviews didn t find much of interest in the book The contrast provided by the presence of a Roman Catholic monastery allows the author a latitude in analytic comment he able to seize but the hackneyed formula reduces his points to pretensions 2 In 2014 Knopf re issued the novel to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary Peter Pierce reviewed the release for The Sydney Morning Herald and noted In The Place at Whitton can also be discerned two enduring features of Keneally s art One is his use of melodrama exaggerated language and gesture the master theme of dispossession whether of life property chastity reputation The other is the generous fault cum structural problem of trying to accommodate within one book several others that might have been The beginning of his career as a novelist had awkward moments but not tentative ones as a prodigious imagination first exerted itself and the first of many stories was told 3 See also edit1964 in Australian literatureReferences edit Austlit The Place at Whitton by Thomas Keneally The Place at Whitton by Thomas Keneally Kirkus Reviews Tom Keneally s first novel 50 years on by Peter Pierce The Sydney Morning Herald 30 May 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Place at Whitton amp oldid 1040194176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
