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George Johnston spoke candidly about his novel 'My Brother Jack' and its significance in his life when he won the Miles Franklin Award in 1964. He told Wilfrid Thomas in a radio interview that he had rejected Australia, and that it, in turn, had spurned him after he made the decision to leave in 1951 : 'There didn't seem to be an appreciation for writing, theatre or art even though there were some things happening.' But, with My Brother Jack, Johnston declared that he 'rediscovered Australia' - and Australians likewise rediscovered him, with the novel being one of the most popular works of fiction in Australia to this day. |
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