''Children of the Sun'' is a 1957 book by

Morris West Morris Langlo West (26 April 19169 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1959), ''The Shoes of the Fisherman'' (1963) and ''The Clowns of God'' (1981). His books were publ ...

. It was his first international success. The book was a best seller in Europe and England and marked a turning point in the career of West. The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said "with this work, West not only found his way as a writer but discovered the theme that would underpin almost all of his subsequent books — the nature and misuse of power. Of the 18 novels he was to write post-1957, 15 are on this subject."

Background

West researched the book over six months in Naples.

TV Adaptation

In 1959 it was announced the show would be adapted for the Australian anthology series ''

Shell Presents ''Shell Presents'' was an early attempt at Australian television drama, being an umbrella title for several different productions. It debuted on 4 April 1959, and aired on ATN-7 and GTV-9, who split production of plays for the series between t ...

''. It was adapted for ITV anthology television series ''ITV Television Playhouse'' in 1961.

References

1956 novels Works by Morris West {{1950s-novel-stub