Morality Play
Barry Unsworth
188 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0241136342
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Language: English
Publish: December 5, 1995
British LiteratureCrimeFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionLiterary FictionLiteratureMedievalMysteryNovels
It is the late-14th century, a time beset by war and plague. Nicholas Barber, a young cleric, abandons his post in the church and joins a troupe of travelling performers. The players re-enact the murder of a young boy, but as they rehearse they discover the truth has yet to be revealed.