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The Tyrant´s Novel
Thomas Keneally
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Description for The Tyrant´s Novel
Paperback. An intelligent, moral take on a highly topical issue - this will take Thomas Keneally to a new level, gaining him a new generation of fans Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Imagine a Middle-Eastern country that was once a friend of the West becoming an enemy, its people starving and savagely repressed by a tyrant known as Great Uncle. As a celebrated writer and war hero, the man who here relates his story has a better life than most, until he is made an offer he can't refuse.
He must write a great novel, telling of the suffering of his people under the enemy's cruel economic sanctions and portraying Great Uncle as their saviour. This masterpiece must be completed in time for its international debut in three months - ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340825266
SKU
KLN0016597
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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 The Tyrant´s Novel
Light, relevant, snappy, well paced, subtly structured, unlaboured and interestingly shaded. It has political credentials but wears them lightly, serious characters but sketches them with humour ... And the details aren't extrapolations from current events - they are current events. Just in case you happened to have forgotten.
Jim Flint (author of HABITAS), Zembla
Brutal, chilling and moving ... Read more
Jim Flint (author of HABITAS), Zembla
Brutal, chilling and moving ... Read more