Description
An illywhacker is a confidence trickster, and Herbert Badgery, the 139-year-old narrator of this dazzling comic novel, may be the king of them all. Vagabond and charlatan, aviator and car salesman, seducer and patriarch, Badgery travels across the Australian continent and a century in a picaresque novel full of outlandish encounters and dangerous characters. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, Illywhacker is a contemporary classic.
About the Author
Book Information
ISBN 9780571311569
Author Peter Carey
Format Paperback
Page Count 576
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 455g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 18mm
Illywhacker, from twice winner of the Booker Prize Peter Carey, is a picaresque tale of one man's exploits across the Australian continent.
About the Author
Peter Carey received the Booker Prize for Oscar and Lucinda and again for True History of the Kelly Gang. His novel, Parrot and Olivier in America, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2010. His other honours include the Commonwealth Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New York for twenty years.
www.petercareybooks.com
Book Information
ISBN 9780571311569
Author Peter Carey
Format Paperback
Page Count 576
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 455g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 18mm
