Illywhacker — Peter Carey

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Author: Peter CareyPublisher: Faber and FaberFormat: PaperbackEdition: 2003 reset editionISBN: 9780571225903Condition: Very good second-hand condition with light shelf wear. Please see photos for the exact copy available. A comic, sprawling Australian classic told through the voice of Herbert Badgery, a 139-year-old confidence trickster, aviator, car salesman, and master of tall stories. Overflowing with invention, lies, jokes, and strange episodes, Illywhacker is one of Peter Carey’s major novels and a sharp, unruly portrait of Australian mythmaking. About the Author: Show more