Moon in My Pocket

Moon in My Pocket
First edition
AuthorMorris West as "Julian Morris"
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAustralasian Publishing Co.
Publication date
1945
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages293

Moon in My Pocket is a 1945 novel by Morris West under the name "Julian Morris". It was West's first novel and was written while he was in the services.[1][2]

The Sydney Morning Herald later wrote " The main interest of this, slight if sincere book... is West's reliance on two elements that were to become central to his writing: moral crusading and the use of real-life situations."[3]

It was published by the Australasian Publishing Company, a branch of Harrap's Publishing Company in London, and sold more than ten thousand copies.[4][5]

Premise

A boy attends a seminary.

References

  1. ^ "Book Reviews". The Advocate. Melbourne. 15 August 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 7 April 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "The Dramatised Life". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 10 November 1945. p. 8. Retrieved 7 April 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Missen, Mollie (February 20, 1993). "A master storyteller signs off". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 44.
  4. ^ "Saturday MAGAZINE". The Canberra Times. 6 August 1994. p. 43. Retrieved 7 April 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ ""Moon in My Pocket", by Julian Morris.—Australasian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 September 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 7 April 2020 – via Trove.


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