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Peter Carey

Australia (b.1943)

Peter Carey was born in 1943 in Australia and lives in New York. He is the author of the highly acclaimed short story collection, The Fat Man in History, seven novels, Bliss, Illywhacker (shortlisted for the 1985 Booker Prize), Oscar and Lucinda (winner of the 1988 Booker Prize), The Tax Inspector, The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith, Jack Maggs (winner of the 1998 Commonwealth Writers Prize) and True History of the Kelly Gang (winner of the 2001 Booker Prize), and for children, The Big Bazoohley.

Awards: Booker (2001) see all

Genres: Literary Fiction

Novels

   Bliss (1981)
   Illywhacker (1985)
   Oscar and Lucinda (1988)
   The Tax Inspector (1991)
   The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith (1994)
   The Big Bazoohley (1995)
   Jack Maggs (1997)
   True History of the Kelly Gang (2000)
   My Life as a Fake (2003)
   Theft (2006)
   His Illegal Self (2008)
   Parrot and Olivier in America (2010)
   The Chemistry of Tears (2012)
   Amnesia (2014)
   A Long Way From Home (2018)

Collections

   The Fat Man in History (1974)
     aka Exotic Pleasures
   War Crimes (1979)
   Collected Stories (1994)

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Books containing stories by Peter Carey

Rotten English (2007)
A Literary Anthology
edited by
Dohra Ahmad

The Future Dictionary of America (2004)
edited by
Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer, Eli Horowitz and Nicole Krauss

110 Stories (2002)
New York Writes After September 11
edited by
Ulrich Baer

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Awards

	2001 Booker Prize : True History of the Kelly Gang
	1988 Booker Prize : Oscar and Lucinda
	1986 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : Illywhacker

Award nominations

	2019 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : A Long Way From Home
	2010 National Book Award for Fiction (shortlist) : Parrot and Olivier in America
	2010 Booker Prize (shortlist) : Parrot and Olivier in America
	2006 Booker Prize (longlist) : Theft
	2002 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : True History of the Kelly Gang
	1997 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (nominee) : Jack Maggs
	1986 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Illywhacker
	1985 Booker Prize (shortlist) : Illywhacker

Peter Carey recommends

A Room Made of Leaves (2020)
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"Here is someone who can really write."

Shadowplay (2019)
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"There are few living writers who can take us back in time so assuredly, with such sensual density, through such gorgeous sentences. Joseph O’Connor is a wonder, and Shadowplay is a triumph."

Home Fire (2017)
Kamila Shamsie
"Home Fire left me awestruck, shaken, on the edge of my chair, filled with admiration for her courage and ambition. Recommended reading for prime ministers and presidents everywhere."

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