Word: elegiast
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Dates: during 1993-1993
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...novels about the American Civil War (Confederates) and the Holocaust (Schindler's List). "City bad! Country good!" is the message never far from the heart of Kate's story. Were it not for the range of his talents, the temptation would be to compare Keneally to Larry McMurtry, the elegiast of the American suburb and Texas history. Both can go over the top and still keep readers asking "What next?" Especially Keneally, who can play it hot or cool, tragic or comic, without forgetting the basic tricks of the trade. Never show a stick of dynamite that does...
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