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Description for By the Line
Paperback. 'A subtle examination of innocence and guilt' (Observer). Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 106. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Schoolboy narrator Daniel Jordan, growing up in working-class Sydney during the Second World War, is confused by a world in which the religious dogma of his school conflicts with the communism of his family's terrifying neighbour, the 'Comrade'. Refreshingly unsentimental, this is the funny, ultimately tragic story of a boy struggling to understand a world in which concepts like innocence and guilt, good and evil are clearly open to interpretation.
Schoolboy narrator Daniel Jordan, growing up in working-class Sydney during the Second World War, is confused by a world in which the religious dogma of his school conflicts with the communism of his family's terrifying neighbour, the 'Comrade'. Refreshingly unsentimental, this is the funny, ultimately tragic story of a boy struggling to understand a world in which concepts like innocence and guilt, good and evil are clearly open to interpretation.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340562314
SKU
KSS0002423
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published more than thirty novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also ... Read more
Reviews for By the Line
A subtle examination of innocence and guilt
Observer
Reflects on indoctrination and the holy innocence of its victims, while suffusing everyday life with a spirituality of its own
Scotsman
If you are inclined to avoid anything written by winners of the Booker Prize, make an exception for Thomas Keneally
Literary Review
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Observer
Reflects on indoctrination and the holy innocence of its victims, while suffusing everyday life with a spirituality of its own
Scotsman
If you are inclined to avoid anything written by winners of the Booker Prize, make an exception for Thomas Keneally
Literary Review
Reading Keneally's prose ... Read more