Flying Hero Class

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Flying Hero Class
Author Thomas Keneally
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
Publisher Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1991
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages224 pp.
ISBN 0340531479
Preceded by Towards Asmara  
Followed by Chief of Staff  

Flying Hero Class is a 1991 novel by the Australian author Thomas Keneally. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

On a flight between New York and Frankfurt Australian Aboriginal dance troupe, the Barrarnatjara, find themselves hostages after their plane is hijacked by a group of Palestinians.

Critical reception

Mark Thomas, writing in The Canberra Times noted: "Flying Hero Class is meant to combine a political thriller with a morality play. The components of the thriller are obvious enough, especially if you have ever worried about being blown out into the atmosphere at 30,000 feet...The morality play reflects Keneally's interest in the proposition that Aborigines might prove sympathetic to Palestinians complaining about their loss of a homeland. Keneally's halves are not equally balanced. The thriller bits limp and creak; the novel is too much talk and too little action...But this novel has quieter charms. Keneally is a keen, kind observer of life, and his characters (including the bit parts) are cleverly drawn." [2]

Publishing history

After the novel's initial publication in UK by Hodder and Stoughton in 1991, [1] it was reprinted as follows:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Flying Hero Class by Thomas Keneally (H&S 1991)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ↑ ""Quiet charms amid high-flying dramas"". The Canberra Times, 9 March 1991, p27. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Flying Hero Class by Thomas Keneally (Warner 1991)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Flying Hero Class by Thomas Keneally (Sceptre 1991)". Austlit. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Flying Hero Class by Thomas Keneally (Coronet 1992)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ↑ ""What makes a terrorist tick?"". The Canberra Times, 3 March 1991, p21. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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