Irene Bobs loves fast driving. Her husband is the best car salesman in rural south eastern Australia. Together with Willie, their lanky navigator, they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal race around the continent. A LONG WAY FROM HOME...

A LONG WAY FROM HOME is Peter Carey's late style masterpiece; a thrilling high speed story that starts in one way, then takes you to another place altogether. The publication of this book marks one of the largest events in the literary...

Ein Schriftsteller will seinem Land eine Lektion erteilen und erfindet einen Dichter und dessen komplettes Werk. Diesem Dichter legt er allerlei modernes Liebesgeflüster in die Feder. Doch was geschieht, wenn jemand die falsche...

True History of the Kelly Gang von Carey, Peter

Oscar and Lucinda, True History of the Kelly Gang von Carey, Peter

What does he want after all these years, and why is he so interested in the comings and goings at a plush townhouse in Great Queen Street? And why is Jack himself an object of such interest to Tobias Oates, celebrated author, amateur...

Peter Carey is justly renowned for his novels, which have included the Booker Prize-winning titles Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang. He is also a dazzling writer of short stories. This volume collects together all the...

Peter Carey's Booker Prize-winning historical novel set in Victorian times in a "Faber Modern Classics" edition. von Carey, Peter

Her employer at the museum, aware of Catherine's grief, gives her a special project - to piece together both the mechanics and the story of an extraordinary automaton, commissioned in the nineteenth century by Henry Brandling to amuse...

"The Big Bazoohley" ist ein Kinderbuch von Peter Carey, das sich auf die Abenteuer eines kleinen Jungen namens Sam Kellow konzentriert. Die Familie Kellow hat finanzielle Schwierigkeiten und Sam träumt davon, sie durch den Gewinn des...

Oscar und Lucinda von Carey, Peter

Reissues of 3 of Carey's classic historical novels, 2 of which won the Booker Prize. Repackaged to tie in with the paperback edition of "Parrot & Olivier In America", which was also nominated for the Booker. von Carey, Peter