The Odd Angry Shot (novel)
Introduction '''''The Odd Angry Shot''''' (1975) is a novel by Australian author William Nagle.
Synopsis The novel is based on the author's own experience in 3 Squadron SAS Australian Army, and portrays the boredom, mateship, humour, and fear of a group of Australian soldiers deployed to South Vietnam in the late 1960s.
Publishing history After the original publication of the novel by Angus and Robertson in 1975, it was then reprinted by Angus and Robertson in 1979, and then published by Text Publishing as part of their Text Classics range in 2013.
Film adaptation The novel was adapted into a movie of the same name which was released in 1979.It was written and directed by Tom Jeffrey and featured Graham Kennedy as Harry, John Hargreaves as Bung, John Jarrett as Bill, Bryan Brown as Rogers, and Graeme Blundell as Dawson.
Notes * The novel was commended by the judges of the 1975 National Book Council Award.
See also * 1975 in Australian literature
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