The Tyrant's Novel

By - Keneally, Thomas

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Sceptre, London, 2004

ISBN 10 - 034082526X

ISBN 13 - 9780340825266

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Novelists

Shelf No - 1

Call Number - 823.914 KEN

Physical Description - 293 pages ; 20 cm

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Imagine a Middle-Eastern country that was once a friend of the West becoming an enemy, its people starving and savagely repressed by a tyrant known as Great Uncle. As a celebrated writer and war hero, the man who here relates his story has a better life than most, until he is made an offer he can't refuse. He must write a great novel, telling of the suffering of his people under the enemy's cruel economic sanctions and portraying Great Uncle as their saviour. This masterpiece must be completed in time for its international debut in three months - or else. If the writer cannot - or will not - meet the tyrant's deadline, he and anyone he cares for will pay the ultimate price. Stark, terrifying and utterly compelling, THE TYRANT'S NOVEL is both a gripping thriller and a chilling glimpse of a fictional world that seems all too real.

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