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Shame and the Captives
Thomas Keneally
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Description for Shame and the Captives
Paperback. A dramatic and fascinating novel based on a notorious breakout by Japanese prisoners from an Australian POW camp in 1944, encapsulating the impact of war on ordinary lives. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
On the edge of a small Australian town, far from the battlefields of the Second World War, a camp holds thousands of Japanese, Italian and Korean prisoners of war. The locals are unsure how to treat the 'enemy', though Alice Herman, whose young husband is himself a prisoner in Europe, becomes drawn to the Italian soldier sent to work on her father-in-law's farm. The camp commander and his deputy, each concealing a troubled private life, are disunited. And both fatally misread their Japanese captives, who burn with shame at being taken alive. The stage is set for a clash of ... Read more
On the edge of a small Australian town, far from the battlefields of the Second World War, a camp holds thousands of Japanese, Italian and Korean prisoners of war. The locals are unsure how to treat the 'enemy', though Alice Herman, whose young husband is himself a prisoner in Europe, becomes drawn to the Italian soldier sent to work on her father-in-law's farm. The camp commander and his deputy, each concealing a troubled private life, are disunited. And both fatally misread their Japanese captives, who burn with shame at being taken alive. The stage is set for a clash of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444781274
SKU
V9781444781274
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Ref
99-1
About Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published twenty-nine 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. His most recent novels are ... Read more
Reviews for Shame and the Captives
Keneally skilfully weighs broad cultural questions against the concerns of the soldiers and community . . . In a supremely dramatic ending, it is impossible to guess the fate of any of the characters.
Mail on Sunday
His writing is remarkably evocative, whether he is describing everyday occurrences or characters . . . we gain an insight into ... Read more
Mail on Sunday
His writing is remarkably evocative, whether he is describing everyday occurrences or characters . . . we gain an insight into ... Read more