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Three Dollars

Three Dollars

by ElliotPerlman (Author)

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    Paperback 1999

    $4.15

  • Used

    Paperback 1999

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Synopsis

A first novel, by an Australian short-story writer, about what happens to people in a world of downsizing, outsourcing and privatizing. How did a university graduate - an honest, compassionate man - find himself at the age of 38 with an attractive and intelligent wife, a child, and three dollars?

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 368
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 23 Aug 1999
ISBN 10: 0571197167
ISBN 13: 9780571197163
Book Overview: Winner of the Melbourne Age Fiction and Book of the Year prizes.
 Prizes: Winner of Betty Trask Awards 1999 and Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Best Literary Work Advancing Public Debate 1999. Shortlisted for Miles Franklin Literary Award 1999.

Author Bio
Elliot Perlmanis the acclaimed author of a collection of short stories and two novels,Three Dollars, the film adaptation of which was released in 2005, andSeven Types of Ambiguity, which was a 'New York Times Notable Book' and a national bestseller in France, where it was described 'one of the best novels of recent years, a complete success'(Le Monde). A barrister, he lived in New York for many years and currently lives in Melbourne.