"Man Alone"
HAVE referred previously to this excellent first novel by a young Aucklander, "Man Alone," by John Mulgan, but had time only to mention the title. It deserves further notice. It is in many ways the most original New Zealand novel yet written, It is realistic in type, slightly reminiscent of Hemingway in its prose rhythm. The hero is an Englishman, Johnston, who migrates to this country after the 1914-18 war. A roving life gives him experience on dairy farms, sheep farms, and a coastal scow before being caught by, the Depression which throws him into the ranks of the unemployed in Auckland, His social education begins with the Auckland riots of 1932. Through his eyes we see New Zealand, a different New Zealand from that of previous novels, New Zealand of the cow-cocky, and the relief worker, a hard tough New Zealand, where new human values are being hammered out. (Book Reviewer, 4YA.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 60, 16 August 1940, Page 6
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155"Man Alone" New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 60, 16 August 1940, Page 6
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