The Playmaker. This item is unavailable.
471 ratings by Goodreads
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, 1987
- Hardcover
- Used
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Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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- Title
- The Playmaker
- Author
- Keneally, Thomas
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0671493434
- ISBN 13
- 9780671493431
Set in an Australian prison two centuries ago, this novel depicts the complex interplay between unruly prisoners and their guards and Lieutenant Ralph Clark's attempt to stage a play using convict players
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Review
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 to do with how individual each characterisation is, each one tuned to another note of Keneally's rich, strong prose (Kirkus Reviews)
This is Mr Keneally at his best (Daily Telegraph)
Punchy, highly intelligent (Financial Times)
Mingles meticulous research with lucid characterisation (Daily Mail)
The best Australian writer alive (Auberon Waugh)
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 to do with how individual each characterisation is, each one tuned to another note of Keneally's rich, strong prose (Kirkus Reviews)
This is Mr Keneally at his best (Daily Telegraph)
Punchy, highly intelligent (Financial Times)
Mingles meticulous research with lucid characterisation (Daily Mail)
The best Australian writer alive (Auberon Waugh)
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