Jacko, The Great Intruder

With his genial air of an Australian innocent, Jacko Emptor is New York's most public trespasser, invading people's homes at random for a live television show. Until he undertakes the televised hunt for a missing woman and, finally, meets a barrier even he will not transgress. The dramatic tale of Jacko's exploits probes the dubious ethics behind some television programmes and illuminates how a civilized society can harbour appalling evil.

About the author

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published more than thirty novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.

Summary

'A beautiful mad romp of a novel . . . Prepare to be dazzled' (Daily Mail)

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Keneally, Keneally Thomas
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.03.1995
• EAN: 9780340632437
• ISBN: 978-0-340-63243-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Australische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), FICTION / General, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary