Day of the Republic
Title | Day of the Republic |
Year for Search | 1968 |
Authors | Taylor, Geoff[rey](b. 1920) |
Tertiary Authors | Taylor, Geoff |
Date Published | 1968 |
Publisher | Peter Davies |
Place Published | London |
Keywords | Australian author, Male author |
Annotation | Dystopia depicting Australia on the day it became a republic under what is essentially a fascist dictatorship. The novel is presented from the point of view of those preparing the last issue of the last independent newspaper as all opposition is being suppressed. Ends with nuclear war. |
Holding Institutions | A, ATL, CLU, M |
Author Note | The author (b. 1920} was born in England but lived in Australia from age three. |
Full Text | 1968 Taylor, Geoff[rey] (b. 1920). Day of the Republic. London: Peter Davies. A, ATL, CLU, M Dystopia depicting Australia on the day it became a republic under what is essentially a fascist dictatorship. The novel is presented from the point of view of those preparing the last issue of the last independent newspaper as all opposition is being suppressed. Ends with nuclear war. The author was born in England but lived in Australia from age three. |