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After a successful American tour the four members of the Barramatjara Aboriginal Dance Troupe fly out from New York on a plane bound for Frankfurt, their next performance destination. Shortly after the takeoff terrorists emerge from amongst the passengers and by force of arms quickly transfer the plane into a flying prison. As a result of information received by means of a sophisticated intelligence network, the terrorists take three hostages. (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
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Dedication: To my daughter Margaret, for her splendid research into the minds of hijackers.
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Epigraph: A question heard amongst Western Australian desert Aboriginal tribes: / 'Who dreamed you, / Carried you, / Set you down?'
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- Also sound recording, large print.
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Keneally’s Aboriginal Characters
2009
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criticism
— Appears in: From Fixity to Fluidity : The Theme of Identity in Thomas Keneally's Fiction 2009; (p. 134-142) 'In the huge corpus of Keneally’s works, there is a group of impressive Aboriginal characters; some are minor ones and others are protagonists. In particular, three novels are noted for their outstanding and substantial portrayal of Aborigines, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith in 1972, The Playmaker in 1987, and Flying Hero Class in 1991. Interestingly, the three stories take place respectively in three important stages of Australian history, one in colonial times in 1789, one in 1901, and one shortly before the dawn of the new millennium. With his sustaining interest in this subject, Keneally tries to present a panoramic view of Aboriginal images with a historical vision. ' (134) -
Singing the World the Barramatjara Way in Thomas Keneally's Flying Hero Class
2000
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criticism
— Appears in: New Directions in Australian Studies : Papers of the Inaugural Conference of The Asian Association for the Study of Australia (ASAA), "Creative Configurations", Kerala, India (1997) 2000; (p. 435-439) -
"The Limits of Goodwill" : The Values and Dangers of Revisionism in Keneally's "Aboriginal" Novels
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Comparing Postcolonial Literatures : Dislocations 2000; (p. 159-173) - y Australian Melodramas : Thomas Keneally's Fiction St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1995 Z565009 1995 single work criticism The first comprehensive critical study of Keneally's work. It concentrates on his novels, but also covers plays and non-fiction, and analyses the academic reception of Keneally's work.
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Publisher's Weekly , 1 January 1992; (p. 53)
— Review of Flying Hero Class 1991 single work novel
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New Paperbacks
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 April 1992; (p. 29)
— Review of Flying Home : A Novel 1978 single work novel ; Flying Hero Class 1991 single work novel -
A Terrorist Hijacking from Thomas Keneally
1991
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review
— Appears in: Tribune , 24 March 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of Flying Hero Class 1991 single work novel -
An Ethnic Thriller
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 35 no. 9 1991; (p. 83-84)
— Review of Flying Hero Class 1991 single work novel -
Credo and No Recanting
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 129 1991; (p. 5-6)
— Review of Flying Hero Class 1991 single work novel -
Culture and Religion Help Shape the Hero
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 March 1991; (p. 13)
— Review of Flying Hero Class 1991 single work novel -
Keneally's Tale Regrettably Topical
1991
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criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 March 1991; (p. 3) -
Hijacked on a Flight into the Art of Darkness
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Observer , 10 March 1991; (p. 60) -
A High Time with Tom Keneally
1991
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criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 16-17 March 1991; (p. 36-40) -
What Makes a Terrorist Tick?
1991
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criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 March 1991; (p. 21) -
Literary London
1991
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column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 April 1991; (p. rev 5)
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