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Internally: Firmly bound with pages very bright and clean. Externally: Dustcover in excellent condition, with almost no signs of wear.

Keneally paints his characters brilliantly, bringing to life the horror and difficulties for both the educated officers, far away from their homes and families, and the often shockingly ignorant convicts, whom Clark attempts to educate and 'redeem.' In a cloth binding with dustcover. Most writers spend their lives writing about unexpected malice in the supposedly virtuous, and unexpected virtue in the supposedly sinful. The despised savior, the humane whore, the selfish man suddenly munificent, the wise fool, and the cowardly hero. Based upon historical records, including Clark's journals and letters, this work brings to life the tragedy and horror of the period, where people could be sentenced to death or deportation for minor crimes. Thomas Keneally, Schindlers List 33 likes Like Paradox is beloved of novelists. This fascinating novel was the basis for Timberlake Wertenbaker's (also award winning) play 'Our Country's Good'. First edition of the historical novel about the first play to ever be performed in Australia Written by Thomas Keneally, the writer of 'Schindler's Ark' (upon which the award winning 'Schindler's List' was based), 'The Playmaker' follows Lieutenant Ralph Clark as he attempts to transform a group of convicts into a theatre troupe.