Carey, Peter - Illywhacker
| Schrijver: | Carey, Peter |
|---|---|
| Titel: | Illywhacker |
| ISBN: | 9780571139491 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Uitgever: | Faber and Faber |
| Bijzonderheden: | 1990, paperback, shelf/user wear, age tanned, fairly good copy |
| Prijs: | € 5,95 |
| Verzendkosten: | € 5,55 (binnen Nederland) |
| Meer info: |
In Australian slang, an illywhacker is a country fair con man, an unprincipled seller of fake diamonds and dubious tonics. And Herbert Badgery, the 139-year-old narrator of Peter Carey's uproarious novel, may be the king of them all. Vagabond and charlatan, aviator and car salesman, seducer and patriarch, Badgery is a walking embodiment of the Australian national character--especially of its proclivity for tall stories and barefaced lies.
As Carey follows this charming scoundrel across a continent and a century, he creates a crazy quilt of outlandish encounters, with characters that include a genteel dowager who fends off madness with an electric belt and a ravishing young girl with a dangerous fondness for rooftop trysts. Boldly inventive, irresistibly odd, Illywhacker is further proof that Peter Carey is one of the most enchanting writers at work in any hemisphere. |
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