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| Author | Derek Hansen |
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| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | January 1, 1998 |
| ISBN | 978-0-732-26496-3 |
Blockade is a 1998 novel written by Derek Hansen about logging in Australia.
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| Author | Derek Hansen |
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| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | January 1, 1998 |
| ISBN | 978-0-732-26496-3 |
Blockade is a 1998 novel written by Derek Hansen about logging in Australia.
The protagonist is Miklos Bollok, a logging company owner who uses corrupt politicians to clear-fell the last remaining wilderness in Victoria, Australia. He is stymied by a direct action campaign by conservationists. His downfall also comes about by a dark secret that is made public by his wife.
Jean Ferguson of the Illawarra Mercury calls it "A passionate and explosive new novel from a great storyteller". [1] Herald Sun's Simon Caterson writes "A well-spun yarn lasting 500 easily digestible pages, Blockade seems destined to repeat the commercial success of his earlier books". [2] Stephen Prickett of the Canberra Times writes "Once set in motion, the action is fast-moving, sometimes funny, sometimes violent, but always compulsively gripping". [3]
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