Child's Play: With Eustace And The Prowler
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A work of literary fiction by one of Australia's most celebrated writers, Child's Play: With Eustace and the Prowler presents two distinct yet thematically intertwined novellas bound together in a single volume. The title novella, Child's Play, chronicles the cold, methodical preparations of an unnamed assassin as he stalks a famous elderly author, building a taut psychological tension that meditates on art, violence, and the strange intimacy between hunter and prey. Eustace and The Prowler round out the collection with Malouf's characteristically lyrical prose, illuminating the inner lives of solitary figures navigating desire, memory, and the boundaries of the self. Written with precise, poetic intensity, the work illustrates Malouf's gift for transforming quiet, interior moments into profound explorations of human consciousness. This collection stands as a compelling showcase of his ability to render the uncanny within the ordinary, making it essential reading for admirers of serious literary fiction.
Author: David Malouf
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Chatto & Windus
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A work of literary fiction by one of Australia's most celebrated writers, Child's Play: With Eustace and the Prowler presents two distinct yet thematically intertwined novellas bound together in a single volume. The title novella, Child's Play, chronicles the cold, methodical preparations of an unnamed assassin as he stalks a famous elderly author, building a taut psychological tension that meditates on art, violence, and the strange intimacy between hunter and prey. Eustace and The Prowler round out the collection with Malouf's characteristically lyrical prose, illuminating the inner lives of solitary figures navigating desire, memory, and the boundaries of the self. Written with precise, poetic intensity, the work illustrates Malouf's gift for transforming quiet, interior moments into profound explorations of human consciousness. This collection stands as a compelling showcase of his ability to render the uncanny within the ordinary, making it essential reading for admirers of serious literary fiction.