num_pages: 188
description: 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.
language: English
title: Morality Play
titlecomplete: Morality Play
characters: Martin Ball, Sir Roger of Yarm, Stephen (Morality Play), Thomas Wells, William de Guise, Nicholas Barber, Brendan (Morality Play), Lord Richard de Guise, The King's Justice, Tobias (Morality Play), Straw (Morality Play), Margaret (Morality Play), John Lambert, Jack Flint, Springer (Morality Play), Simon Damian, Jane Lambert
genres: British Literature, Historical, Mystery, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Medieval, Crime
ratings_count: 3836
places: England
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Martin Beck Award
publisher: Hamish Hamilton