Tyrant's Novel, The

Tyrant's Novel, The
Thomas Keneally
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Paperback
h180 x 129mm - 304pg
1 Sep 2004 AU
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9781864710724
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An oil-rich country. A tyrant. A deadline to die for... Trapped behind barbed wire, a man used to guarding his secrets is compelled to set the record straight... Imagine a country that was once a friend of the West becoming an enemy, its people starving and savagely repressed by a tyrant known as The Great Uncle. As a celebrated writer and war hero, the'storyteller 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 people's suffering under sanctions and portraying The Great Uncle as their saviour. This masterpiece must be completed in three months - or the writer and anyone he cares for will pay the ultimate price. Stark, terrifying and utterly compelling, THE TYRANT'S NOVEL is a gripping thriller and a chilling glimpse of an imaginary world That'seems all too real.
THOMAS KENEALLY won the Booker Prize in 1982 with SCHINDLER'S ARK, later made into the Academy Award-winning film SCHINDLER'S LIST by Steven Spielberg. He has written ten works of non-fiction, including his recent memoir SEARCHING FOR SCHINDLER, and the histories THE COMMONWEALTH OF THIEVES, THE GREAT SHAME and AMERICAN SCOUNDREL, and 28 works of fiction, including THE WIDOW AND HER HERO (shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award), AN ANGEL IN AUSTRALIA and BETTANY'S BOOK. His novels THE CHANT OF JIMMY BLACKSMITH, GOSSIP FROM THE FOREST, and CONFEDERATES were all shortlisted for the Booker Prize, while BRING LARKS AND HEROES and THREE CHEERS FOR THE PARACLETE won the Miles Franklin Award. His most recent novel THE PEOPLE'S TRAIN was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia division.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781864710724
Published: 1 Sep 2004
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Doubleday Australia Pty
Publisher: Transworld Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 180mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 304
Dewey: 823.3

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