Peter Carey
Peter Carey is the multi-award-winning author of eight novels, plus two highly acclaimed collections of short stories and a memoir, Wrong About Japan. His books have won or been short-listed for every major literary award in Australia. He has won the Booker Prize twice - in 2001 for TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG and in 1988 for Oscar And Lucinda. In 1998 he won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for JACK MAGGS, and again in 2001 for TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG. In 2007 he won the NSW Premier’s Award and the Victorian Premier’s Award for Theft: A Love Story. Born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Peter Carey now lives in New York.
News and Blog
I thought it would be a breeze to write about ten of my favourite Australian books for Australia Day, but each time I have thought about bringing my fingers to the keyboard, I change the books I want to include. One solution is to restrict myself to fiction only. Of course this means I won’t be able to mention Recollections of a Bleeding Heart by Don Watson (but this would be perfect to get...
Writing fiction allows you a certain grace that writing opinion doesn’t. Since Pepsi Bears was published this month I’ve been compared to Jonathan Swift, Roald Dahl and Peter Carey. Critics and bloggers have said a great many nice things. But I also write opinion pieces and articles for newspapers and websites. In the comment trails the audience splits into warring factions and I am either...
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Books by Peter Carey
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His Illegal Self
by Peter CareyPublished: 03/11/2008
The fantastic new novel from Australia’s master - Peter Carey
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The True History Of The Kelly Gang
by Peter CareyPublished: 01/09/2008
Carey has reportedly said he waited a lifetime to write this novel. It has probably taken him a lifetime of writing to be able to accomplish it.’ Matt Condon, SMH
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His Illegal Self
by Peter CareyPublished: 01/02/2008
The fantastic new novel from Australia’s master - Peter Carey
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Oscar And Lucinda
by Peter CareyPublished: 03/10/2005
‘Luminous and magical, OSCAR AND LUCINDA dances with a shimmer of light and dark as its two noble gamblers play out dreams of God and glass. A spectacular achievement.’ Helen Daniel
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My Life As A Fake
by Peter CareyPublished: 02/08/2004
Two- time Booker prize winner Peter Carey uses the Ern Malley hoax as a springboard in this manic, endearing and penetrating ode to fakery.
