"'A funny, gorgeous steal of a book.' Ali Smith"
Narrated by the twin voices of the artist Butcher Bones, and his 'damaged two-hundred-and-twenty-pound brother' Hugh, Theft: A Love Story once again displays Peter Carey's extraordinary flair for language. Ranging from the rural wilds of Australia to Manhattan via Tokyo, it is a brilliant and moving exploration of art, fraud, friendship and redemption.
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Narrated by the twin voices of the artist Butcher Bones, and his 'damaged two-hundred-and-twenty-pound brother' Hugh, Theft: A Love Story once again displays Peter Carey's extraordinary flair for language.
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"'A funny, gorgeous steal of a book.' Ali Smith"
Theft: A Love Story - from the author of Amnesia, Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang, Peter Carey's Booker longlisted novel of art, friendship and fraud.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780571231508
Publisert
2007-06-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Faber & Faber
Vekt
256 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320
Forfatter
Biographical note
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