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Jacko: The Great Intruder
Thomas Keneally
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Description for Jacko: The Great Intruder
Paperback. 'A beautiful mad romp of a novel .. Prepare to be dazzled' (Daily Mail) Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248. Clean copy
With his genial air of an Australian innocent, Jacko Emptor is New York's most public trespasser, invading people's homes at random for a live television show. Until he undertakes the televised hunt for a missing woman and, finally, meets a barrier even he will not transgress. The dramatic tale of Jacko's exploits probes the dubious ethics behind some television programmes and illuminates how a civilized society can harbour appalling evil.
With his genial air of an Australian innocent, Jacko Emptor is New York's most public trespasser, invading people's homes at random for a live television show. Until he undertakes the televised hunt for a missing woman and, finally, meets a barrier even he will not transgress. The dramatic tale of Jacko's exploits probes the dubious ethics behind some television programmes and illuminates how a civilized society can harbour appalling evil.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340632437
SKU
KST0020627
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 Jacko: The Great Intruder
A beautiful mad romp of a novel . . . Prepare to be dazzled
Daily Mail
Keneally has written yet another remarkable book . . . It's also a ripper of a read
Sunday Express
Jacko gets into some fine scrapes; the descriptions of life on his family's Northern Territory ranch and of Sydney's cultured classes ... Read more
Daily Mail
Keneally has written yet another remarkable book . . . It's also a ripper of a read
Sunday Express
Jacko gets into some fine scrapes; the descriptions of life on his family's Northern Territory ranch and of Sydney's cultured classes ... Read more