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Description for The Playmaker
Paperback. In 1789 in Sydney Cove, the remotest penal colony of the British Empire, a group of convicts and one of their captors unite to stage a play. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
In 1789 in Sydney Cove, the remotest penal colony of the British Empire, a group of convicts and one of their captors unite to stage a play. As felons, perjurers and whores rehearse, their playmaker becomes strangely seduced. For the play's power is mirrored in the rich, varied life of this primitive land, and, not least, in the convict and actress, Mary Brenham.
In 1789 in Sydney Cove, the remotest penal colony of the British Empire, a group of convicts and one of their captors unite to stage a play. As felons, perjurers and whores rehearse, their playmaker becomes strangely seduced. For the play's power is mirrored in the rich, varied life of this primitive land, and, not least, in the convict and actress, Mary Brenham.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340422632
SKU
KKD0007750
Shipping Time
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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 The Playmaker
Formidably good . . . strong, subtle, echoing and profound
The Sunday Times
A magnificent and moving documentary, a tribute to his roots
Mail on Sunday
He seizes with stunning effect on an event far more bizarre than any fiction
New Statesman
An excellent novel
Independent
The literary joy here has more ... Read more
The Sunday Times
A magnificent and moving documentary, a tribute to his roots
Mail on Sunday
He seizes with stunning effect on an event far more bizarre than any fiction
New Statesman
An excellent novel
Independent
The literary joy here has more ... Read more