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Peter Philip Carey AO (born 7 May 1943) is an Australian novelist. He is one of only five writers to have won the Booker Prize twice—the others being J. G. Farrell, J. M. Coetzee, Hilary Mantel and Margaret Atwood. [1]
Enter Peter Carey, our world-renowned novelist and Booker Prize winner based in New York. As a writer, he has been bold and brave before - from his fabulous short fiction in the '70s through to his remodelling of Australian history with Illywhacker and Oscar and Lucinda.
Peter Carey, Australian writer known for featuring the surreal in his short stories and novels. He won the Booker Prize for Oscar and Lucinda and for True History of the Kelly Gang. Learn more about Carey’s life and work, including his other notable books.
Peter Carey on True History of the Kelly Gang: ‘At 56, I wrote what my younger self could not have managed’ Thirty years after discovering an inspirational letter by bushranger Ned Kelly, Carey found the voice for his Booker prize-winning novel
Peter Carey is an Australian author who has won the Booker Prize twice, for Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang.
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Peter Carey was born in Australia in 1943. He claims his birthplace of Bacchus Marsh had a population of 4,000. This fact should probably be checked. He was educated at the local state school until the age of eleven and then became a boarder at Geelong Grammar School.
May 14, 2018 · Australian writer Peter Carey (born 1943) won over twelve awards and received two major award nominations for his works of fiction (short stories, novels, and film adaptations) between 1981-1994. Carey was one of the first Australian writers to create a world of absurd realities by blending fantasy and dark humor; this style is now emulated by ...
Oct 21, 2019 · Booker prize-winning novelist explains why he’s finally confronting Australia’s colonial past – and how it should be done. Peter Carey has one key piece of advice for white novelists ...
Peter Carey is the author of thirteen previous novels and is a two-time winner of the Booker Prize. His other honors include the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New York City for more than twenty-five years.
