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Child's Play

David Malouf author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:20th May '99

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Child's Play cover

'Like the dreams that regularly perturb their characters, the short novel and the two stories gathered here are intensely enigmatic' - Times Literary Supplement

In the streets of an ordinary Italian town, the people go about their everyday lives. In an old apartment block above them, a young man pores over photographs and plans, dedicated to his life's most important project. Day by day, in his imagination, he is rehearsing for his greatest performance.In the streets of an ordinary Italian town, the people go about their everyday lives. In an old apartment block above them, a young man pores over photographs and plans, dedicated to his life's most important project. Day by day, in his imagination, he is rehearsing for his greatest performance. Yet when his moment comes, nothing could have prepared him for what happens...

One of the most effective and penetrating studies of being a fanatic * Financial Times *
Written with the beautiful claity and sharp edges of a cut crystal * Sunday Telegraph *
Malouf is a lyrical story-writer, making music of long, clause-enriched sentences, yet one of his strengths is his ability to manage contrasts * Sydney Morning Herald *

ISBN: 9780099273851

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm

Weight: 166g

224 pages