What’s New in Paper Backs

Back Of Sunset, By Jon

Cleary, was first published by Collins a couple of years ago. It is the story of a successful young Sydney doctor who gave it all away—and his rich, beautiful fiancee, too—in order to be a Flying Doctor. In spite of this corny theme, it is one of Cleary’s best Aus tralian novels. (Fontana, 4/-.)

The Loneliness Of The

Long Distance Runner, By

Alan Sillitoe. Sillietoe is the author of the sensational Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, which was so much more sensational when made into a

movie that it was banned in Australia.

Long Distance Runner is the title story of a collection of short stories, and each of them is an earthy tale of human rebellion against the status quo of established respectability. (Great Pan, 4/-.)

Never A Dull Moment, By

Peter Cheyney. This is the fourth paper back impression of this Lemmy Caution thriller—and the customer can’t possibly be wrong. (Fontana, 4/-.) HARD FACTS, by Howard Spring. This also is a book that has been reprinted many times and is one of an interlocking series about Man chester and the founding of a nation al newspaper by Daniel Dunkerley.

Spring’s books are always long and involved with numerous characters who spill over into other novels. This one is of early vintage and begins in the year 1885. (Fontana, 4/-.)

Commandant Of Ausch

WITZ, by Rudolf Hoess. The confes

of a mass murderer for those till have stomach for this sort ng. Hoess was in charge of witz, the infamous concentra amp 160 miles from Warsaw, it is calculated three million and many others were de sly exterminated during the I World War in Europe. In all. n five and six million Jews xterminated by Hitler in con ion camps and about seven

other people—l 2 million in

>wever one may rationalise the aur of Germans during the regime, this is an undeniable at will never be forgotten or n by the rest of the world. -Ord Russell of Liverpool says areword, the Germans in this seem to have a schizophrenic Y for sentiment and sadism. end Hoess appears to have I the enormity of what he did, nevertheless, while in charge camp, carried out the orders master to the last letter and ride in doing his job well. 18 was tried for his war crimes ind and executed in 1947. He

wrote this book while in prison await ing trial. (PAN GIANT, 5/6.)

The Footsteps Of Anne

FRANK, by Ernst Schnabel. This is by way of being a sequel to the Diary of Anne Frank, for those who require their feelings to be further harried on this subject. Anne was the youngster who died in the German concentra tion camp at Belsen when she was 16. Millions have read her diary, which she kept for over two years in a back room of an office building in Amsterdam where she and her family hid from the Nazis. The diary was published after the war, and she became a symbol for other Jews who had suffered and died like her. The diary told of Anne as Anne saw her self; the present volume shows Anne as others saw her.

The Gestapo finally found the Frank’s hideout. They sent Anne and her sister to Belsen; the others to Auschwitz. Today only the father sur vives. (Great Pan, 4/-.)

Celia’S House, By D. E.

Stevenson. By comparison with the last two books, this is a dulcet piece which contains no bigger problem than that of the natural revolt of the rising generation over the reigning one. Place: Scottish Border country; Time: 1905-1942. (Fontana, 4/-.) YOUNG MR. KEEFE, by Stephen Birmingham. A very modern number, a first novel, about young America, easy marriage, easy sex and easy money. It’s a recipe that makes for neurotics—so if you like reading about them, this is your dish. (Fon tana, 5/6.)

Death In The Clouds And

4.50 From Paddington, Both

by Agatha Christie. The former is a vintage piece, first published circa 1935, and reprinted many times since. Planes have changed a lot since then, but M. Poirot’s detec tive methods haven’t. An MGM film was made from 4.50 From Padding ton (which was renamed Murder She Said ) and the book itself was published only in 1957. Film-goers will probably remember Margaret Rutherford as Mrs. McGillicuddy, who saw murder committed through the window of a passing train. (Both Fontana, price 4/- each.)

Passage Of Arms, By Eric

Ambler, is a contemporary thriller written with a great sense of humour and a sceptic’s wit. The characters are scattered about from Hongkong to Malaya and from Indonesia to Manila but ambition on the part of an Indian clerk on a Malayan rubber plantation, who has found a cache of terroist weapons, brings them all to gether. (Great Pan, 4/-,)