Flying Hero Class

KENEALLY, Thomas

ISBN 10: 0340531479 / ISBN 13: 9780340531471

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1991

About this Item

Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in a like dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 224pages. The story of a plane highjacking by a Palestinian faction. The passengers include an Australian Aboriginal dance group.

Seller Inventory # 326767

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flying Hero Class
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340531479
• ISBN 13: 9780340531471
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

From the award-winning author of "To Asmara" comes a riveting and richly-textured tale of magic, terrorism, the loss of dreams, and the extraordinary powers of the human spirit. After terrorists hijack his plane, a dance troupe manager is transformed into a hero.

About the Author

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published 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. His most recent novels are The Daughters Of Mars, which was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2013, and Shame and the Captives. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.