Malouf, David

CHILD'S PLAY & THE BREAD OF TIME TO COME. Two Novellas

New York: George Braziller, (1982). First edition. Hardcover. Told entirely in the first person, Child's Play is an account of a contemporary Italian terrorist, whose assignment it is to assassinate a distinguished and ageing author.The Bread of Time to Come concerns a young man growing up in Australia before WWI. His keen interest in birds and nature enables him to find a job as a gamekeeper of an estate. Finding himself in the trenches in France, his Eden-like world is shattered. 282 pages. A fine copy in brown cloth with white spine stamping and front cover illustration, in a nearly fine dust jacket. Item #14685

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