McCreary Moves In

by Morris L. West

Mike McCreary, un irlandese esperto in perforazioni petrolifere, si trova in una camera di un albergo di Giakarta. Senza quattrini, senza lavoro e con la prospettiva di essere espulso dal paese. Un'offerta imprevista sembra risolvere i suoi problemi: dovrà andare in una lontana isola dell'Indonesia, per scavare un pozzo. Gli si chiede solo di non fare domande e il compenso sarà ricchissimo. La proposta è allettante e rappresenta la salvezza. Ma il mondo del petrolio è un mondo di intrigo, dove in nome dell'oro nero agli uomini non viene garantita alcuna lealtà.

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Morris Langlo West was born in St Kilda, Melbourne in 1916. At the age of fourteen, he entered the Christian Brothers seminary ‘as a kind of refuge’ from a difficult childhood. He attended the University of Melbourne and worked as a teacher. In 1941 he left the Christian Brothers without taking final vows. In World War II he worked as a code-breaker, and for a time he was private secretary to former prime minister Billy Hughes.

After the war, West became a successful writer and producer of radio serials. In 1955 he left Australia to build an international career as a writer. With his family, he lived in Austria, Italy, England and the USA, including a stint as the Vatican correspondent for the British newspaper, the Daily Mail. He returned to Australia in 1982.

Morris West wrote 30 books and many plays, and several of his novels were adapted for film. His books were published in 28 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. Each new book he wrote after he became an established writer sold more than one million copies.

West received many awards and accolades over his long writing career, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the W.H. Heinemann Award of the Royal Society of Literature for The Devil's Advocate. In 1978 he was elected a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1985, and was made an Officer of the Order (AO) in 1997.

Morris West died at his desk in 1999.

Reviews

[Millicent · Rating 2 out of 5]

Published in 1958, Mc Creary Moves In is racist, sexist and anti-Semitic, but if you feel like overlooking that, it's a fast-paced read and sort of fun.

[Yangchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got hold of this old book out of nowhere. It got my attention when it took with its intriguing plots but unfortunately I could never complete it because it has lost its 10 pages from the back and i have missed the entire climax of what happens to McCreary and his plan. Successful or not! And during this lockdown it ain't even possible for me to get this book. Sad reader 😭

[Lune_blanc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un petrolero Irlandés llamado McCreary apresado por un crimen (al parecer inofensivo), en la ciudad de Karang Sharo (Singapur), teniendo un boleto de avión listo y alguien que lo espera para ser deportado; llega más tarde un hombre que le hace una oferta, de embarcarse en una expedición a tierras desconocidas y buscar fortuna de la mano de un acaudalado tipo llamado Rubenson. Su relación desde el principio fue mala, y ahora McCreary se encuentra entre una encrucijada, cual será su próximo movimiento?

La traducción del titulo del libro no fue muy clara, ya que en ingles es “McCreary Moves In”que traduce McCreary se mueve. Por otro lado la narrativa fue sencilla y comprensible. Describe muy bien los lugares y el calor de la atmósfera. Es una historia de traición, amor (en poca cantidad), muy interesante y aunque es un poco larga, su historia lo justifica.