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True History of the Kelly Gang

True History of the Kelly Gang

by PeterCarey (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

    $3.97
Synopsis

'I lost my own father at 12 year of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silence...' To the authorities in pursuit of him, outlaw Ned Kelly is a horse thief, bank robber and police-killer. But to his fellow ordinary Australians, Kelly is their own Robin Hood. In a dazzling act of ventriloquism, Peter Carey brings the famous bushranger wildly and passionately to life.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: Export - Airside ed
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 01 Jan 2001
ISBN 10: 0571207936
ISBN 13: 9780571207930
Book Overview: True History of the Kelly Gang is the acclaimed Booker Prize-winning historical adventure about the life of Australian outlaw, Ned Kelly, from twice Booker winner, Peter Carey.
 Prizes: Winner of Booker Prize for Fiction 2001 and The Commonwealth Writer's Prize Best Book South East Asia and South Pacific 2001 and The Commonwealth Writers Prize 2001. Shortlisted for Tasmania Pacific Rim Region Prizes: Fiction 2003 and International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2002 and IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2002 and Book Data/ABA Book of the Year Award 2000.

Media Reviews
'Simple, direct, colloquial, humorous, respectfully prudish and shot through with poetry.' Observer
Author Bio
Peter Carey received the Booker Prize for Oscar and Lucinda and again for True History of the Kelly Gang. His novel, Parrot and Olivier in America, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2010. His other honours include the Commonwealth Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New York for twenty years. www.petercareybooks.com