Figures in a Landscape - Paperback

by Barry England (Author)

In an unnamed country, through a hostile landscape, two men are mercilessly hunted. Pursued ruthlessly by men on the ground and a helicopter circling above, life is reduced to a second-by-second fight for survival. Every muscle movement, every drop of sweat, every second counts. Yet under intense pressure an unbreakable bond and a gentleness between two men is forged.

Author Biography

Barry England worked as an actor before starting a successful career as a stage and television playwright. His best-known play, Conduct Unbecoming, was a huge success in New York. HIs first novel, Figures in a Landscape (1968), was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made into a film by Joseph Losey.