Died the author of the novel "Singing in the Bush

Australian novelist Colleen McCullough died in my 78th year of life. On the death of the author of the acclaimed novel told the newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald.

Australian writer born June 1, 1937 in New Zealand. Family McCullough moved often, until he settled in Sydney.

Colin wanted to paint, she also wrote poems. Entering the Institute, under the influence of the parents she chose medical school, after University, long worked at the Royal hospital North coast.

In 1974 he released his debut novel McCullough "Tim", and 3 years later - "Singing in the Bush. This book became an international blockbuster, it was translated into more than 20 languages and earned him recognition and popularity.

The novel begins in 1915 and covers half a century. The book is divided into 7 parts, each of which reveals the nature of one of the main characters. In the center of the plot - the family Cleary, who made the journey from new Zealand to the poor stewards of one of the largest Australian estates Tragedy. In the story the book tells so-called literary Saga, fashionable in the early twentieth century, for example "the Forsyte Saga".

In 1983 based on it was shot like a TV series. According to research conducted by one of the British institutions, every minute worldwide sold 2 copies of the novel "Singing in the Bush.

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