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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Flying Hero Class
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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)

Notes

  • Dedication: To my daughter Margaret, for her splendid research into the minds of hijackers.
  • Epigraph: A question heard amongst Western Australian desert Aboriginal tribes: / 'Who dreamed you, / Carried you, / Set you down?'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Warner Books ,       1991 .
      Extent: 289p.
      Reprinted: 1992 ISBN 0446393479
      ISBN: 0446515825
    • Sevenoaks, Kent,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Sceptre ,       1991 .
      Extent: 268p.
      Reprinted: 1992
      ISBN: 0340560096 (pbk), 9780340560099 (pbk)
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Coronet , 1992 .
      Extent: 268p.
      ISBN: 0340566752 (pbk)
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  • Also sound recording, large print.
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Keneally’s Aboriginal Characters Xiaojin Zhou , 2009 single work 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 Evangeline Shanti Roy , 2000 single work 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 Denise Vernon , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Comparing Postcolonial Literatures : Dislocations 2000; (p. 159-173)
y separately published work icon Australian Melodramas : Thomas Keneally's Fiction Peter Pierce , 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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— Appears in: Publisher's Weekly , 1 January 1992; (p. 53)
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New Paperbacks Robin Lucas , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 April 1992; (p. 29)
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A Terrorist Hijacking from Thomas Keneally Michael Dorris , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Tribune , 24 March 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of Flying Hero Class Thomas Keneally , 1991 single work novel
An Ethnic Thriller Penelope Nelson , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 35 no. 9 1991; (p. 83-84)
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 129 1991; (p. 5-6)
— Review of Flying Hero Class Thomas Keneally , 1991 single work novel
Culture and Religion Help Shape the Hero Rob Johnson , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 March 1991; (p. 13)
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Keneally's Tale Regrettably Topical Deborah Bogle , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 March 1991; (p. 3)
Hijacked on a Flight into the Art of Darkness Kate Kellaway , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Observer , 10 March 1991; (p. 60)
A High Time with Tom Keneally Susan Chenery , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 16-17 March 1991; (p. 36-40)
What Makes a Terrorist Tick? Robert Hefner , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 March 1991; (p. 21)
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 April 1991; (p. rev 5)
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