Ransom
from the award-winning author of remembering babylon, an imaginary life and johnno
$20.81
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
18 March 2018
Summary
Ransom: A Fable of War, Grief, and Redemption
Malouf’s fable engraves the epic themes of the Trojan war onto a perfect miniature.
David Malouf shines new light on Homer’s Iliad, adding twists and reflections, as well as flashes of earthy humour, to surprise and enchant.
In this exquisite gem of a novel, Achilles is maddened by grief at the death of his friend Patroclus. From the walls of Troy, King Priam watches the body of his son, Hector, being dragged behind Achil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143790846 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143790846 |
| Author: | David Malouf |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 18 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
David Malouf
David Malouf is the internationally acclaimed author of novels including Ransom, The Great World (winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ prize and the Prix Femina Etranger), Remembering Babylon (winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), An Imaginary Life, Conversations at Curlow Creek, Dream Stuff, Every Move You Make and his autobiographical classic 12 Edmondstone Street. His Collected Stories won the 2008 Australia-Asia Literary Award. His most recent books are A First Place and The Writing Life. He was born in 1934 and was brought up in Brisbane.
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