Morality Play
By Barry Unsworth
By Barry Unsworth
By Barry Unsworth
By Barry Unsworth
Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction
Category: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction | Mystery & Suspense
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Paperback $16.95
Aug 29, 2017 | ISBN 9780525434092
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Praise
“A bravura performance . . . A thought-provoking comedy on the eternal sameness of disaster and the recurrent uses we put it to in art.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Brilliantly imagined. . . . A dramatic meditation on the relationship between life and play.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“A historical novelist of rare talent. . . . A spare and disquieting tale.” —The Boston Globe
“A book of subtlety, compassion, and skill. . . . Confirms Barry Unsworth’s position as a master craftsman of contemporary British fiction.” —Los Angeles Times
“A learned, witty, satisfying entertainment.” —The New York Times
“Works brilliantly. . . . A dark and suspenseful murder mystery; and a provocative meditation on the birth of a new art form.” —Chicago Tribune
“An absorbing mix of historical fiction and whodunit, the novel abounds in vivid, seamlessly integrated details of fourteenth-century life.” —The Wall Street Journal
“An entertaining, thought-provoking work of remarkable scope and detail.” —Houston Chronicle
“A gem. . . . Morality Play resonates with meaning for our own time.” —Newsday
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