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Illywhacker

(1985)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1986 Ditmar Award for Best Novel
1986 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee)
1985 Booker Prize (shortlist)

This comic narrative from the lips of a 109-year-old con-man is peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and impresarios. By the author of Booker prizewinner "Oscar and Lucinda".


Genre: Literary Fiction

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