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Peter Carey

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Peter Carey 1943-, Australian novelist, b. near Melbourne. Carey's combination of science fiction and fantasy motifs with a realistic style, displayed in such short-story volumes as The Fat Man in History (1974), War Crimes (1979), and Collected Stories (1995), has invited comparison with such modern masters as Borges and Grass . In longer works of fiction, such as Bliss (1981, his first novel), Illywhacker (1985), and other books, Carey confronts the realities and myths of Australian history and society. Two later novels of Australia, the Victorian-style Oscar and Lucinda ... Read more
Peter Carey
Encyclopedia of World Biography Peter Carey Australian writer Peter Carey (born 1943) won over twelve awards and received two major award...style is now emulated by many other authors. Australian writer Peter Carey, born in the small town of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, in 1943, has... Read more
Carey, Peter (Philip)
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Carey, Peter (Philip) (1943– ), Australian...Melbourne and London, moving to Sydney in 1974. Carey's is an idiosyncratic voice, his fiction...historic bush-ranger, Ned Kelly, which won Carey the Booker Prize for the second time. Read more

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