The Tyrant's Novel

Trapped behind barbed wire in an alien land, a man used to guarding his secrets is compelled to set the record straight ... Imagine a faraway country that was once a friend of the West becoming the enemy, its people isolated and savagely repressed by a tyrant known as The Great Uncle. As one of the country’s most celebrated writers and a war hero, the storyteller 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 The 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.

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has publishedthirty-one novels since. They include "Schindler s List", which won the Booker Prize in 1982, "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith", "Gossip from the Forest", and "Confederates", " "all of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and the "New York Times"bestselling"The Daughters of Mars". He has also written several works of nonfiction, including his boyhood memoir, "Homebush Boy", " The Commonwealth of Thieves", " "and "Searching for Schindler." He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney, Australia.