Ned Kelly: (movie tie-in) [Paperback]

Robert Drewe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 27, 2004

The first novel written about the bushcountry gunslinger who was both the national hero and devil incarnate of Australia, Ned Kelly imagines the inner life of a figure described by historian Manning Clark as "a wild ass of a man, snarling, roaring and frothing like a ferocious beast when the tamer entered the cage." Written with brilliant clarity and impressionistic economy, Ned Kelly follows Kelly and his outlaw gang of "bushrangers" through the wild land of Australia as they declare war on the police, the bankers, the squatters, the teachers, the preachers, the railway, and the electric telegraph-carrying readers into a dream world of astonishing and violent revelation.

Editorial Reviews

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"This book is addictive. Drewe's language is, as ever, astonishing, with every one of his sentences containing a shiver of exactness and immediacy." (New Statesman)

"Robert Drewe's revisionary-and visionary-novel makes your heart thud." (Time Out, London)

About the Author

Robert Drewe, one of Australia's premier literary writers, has won many national and international awards for his work. He has written seven novels as well as short stories, plays, and articles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (January 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0142003158
• ISBN-13: 978-0142003152
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,381,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ned kelly is a winner, April 13, 2004

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This review is from: Ned Kelly: (movie tie-in) (Paperback)

I must admit that the only reason i got interested in Ned Kelly was because of the movie with Orlando Bloom.But, I read the book and have immensly enjoyed the emotional story of a man dedicated to helping the abused Irish toiling under the English. When you read 5 times after aqcuiring it like I did, you will become attached. It is a wonderfully written book mixing fiction into the fact about this brave outlaws life. Robert Drewe makes it very explainitory and metaphoric. The characters running from the police seem so real.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing, March 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Ned Kelly: (movie tie-in) (Paperback)

You don't have to be familiar with Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang's crime spree in 1887-1880--this novel is about the man confronting his own mythic notoriety as he's holed up in a small town to make one last stand. Other reviews have called the narrative impressionistic, and I can't do better than that. Drewe creates dreamlike scenes from Kelly's life evoking the physical world of heat, dust, ants, parakeets, mud, rain, fire to anchor them. It's an amazing book that you won't be able to put down. One note: the original title of this novel is "Our Sunshine"--this is the movie tie-in edition.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Heath Ledger movie, September 30, 2008

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This review is from: Ned Kelly: (movie tie-in) (Paperback)

This is one of the last movies i've seen of Heath ledger. It was a great movie. Since watching Heath in THE DARK KNIGHT I became a fan and had to watch all his movies. This one is one of my favorites. I had never heard of Ned Kelly so I was also interested in learning more about him and how Heath brought his character to life. Heath was more than an amazing actor. He knew how to bring his characters to life and make them likeable and real. I highly recommend this film even if your not a Heath Ledger fan.