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Set in the world of international business, it moves from the boardrooms of Europe to the high-tech companies of Japan, as a mysterious group of businessmen pursue a mission to save the world's remaining resources.
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Classical in form, grave, epic and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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- cooloverwhelming
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- Author
- Morris West
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 309
- Publisher
- F. A. Thorpe, Allen & Unwin, Heinemann
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9781760297725
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Morris Langlo West AO was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981). His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. Each new book he wrote after he became an established writer sold more than one million copies. West's works were often focused on international politics and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in international affairs. One of his best known works, The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963), described the election and career of a Slav as Pope, 15 years before the historic election of Karol Wojtyła as Pope John Paul II. The sequel,
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