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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 min. 13 sec.) ; 177066901 bytes |
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The panel will discuss Peruvian Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa's The Discreet Hero, which follows two characters whose lives are destined to intersect. Felicito Yanaque is a small businessman who finds himself the victim of blackmail and Ismael Carrera, whose lazy sons want him dead, is the owner of an insurance company. Each man is determined to live at whatever cost, according to his own personal ideals and the results areunexpected. The Discreet Hero tackles themes of loyalty, integrity, the bond between father and sons, sex, religion and mysticism and much more in between.The classic for discussion this month has been chosen by Alan Cumming and is volume one of Enid Blyton's The Famous Five series - Five on a Treasure Island. Originally published in 1942, it was the first of 21 Famous Five books and introduced the world to Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timmy the dog. When the Five decide to investigate a shipwreck and try to find its missing treasure, they are thrown into the kind of adventure readers have come to expect from this plucky group. But will Five on a Treasure Island stand up to the test of time?PRODUCTION DETAILS:ABC Arts |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-06-07 at 18:00:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936-.
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Book clubs (Discussion groups)
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New South Wales -- Sydney.
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Streaming video
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Adams, Julie, director
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Bryne, Jennifer, host
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Hardy, Marieke, contributor
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MacDonald, Helen, contributor
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Steger, Jason, contributor
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