Oscar & Lucinda (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st us ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: unclipped dj.
In the sun-drenched and socially rigid world of Victorian-era England and Australia, two misfits — a gambling-obsessed Anglican minister named Oscar and a headstrong heiress named Lucinda — find themselves bound together by an extraordinary wager that will define their destinies. Peter Carey's Oscar & Lucinda chronicles the improbable romance between these two compulsive gamblers, culminating in the audacious, near-impossible scheme to transport a glass church across the Australian wilderness, a feat as fragile and breathtaking as love itself. Winner of the Booker Prize in 1988, this masterwork of Australian literature illustrates Carey's extraordinary gift for weaving rich historical tapestry with deeply human characters who defy the constraints of their age. The novel argues that fate and chance are inseparable companions, and that the most profound connections are forged not in certainty, but in risk. Written with lyrical precision and a sharp eye for social hypocrisy, it stands as one of the great literary achievements of the 20th century — a story so dazzlingly constructed that one cannot help but wonder: when the glass finally shatters, what survives?
Author: Peter Carey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Harper & Row, NY
Genre: Historical fiction
Edition: 1st us ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: unclipped dj.
In the sun-drenched and socially rigid world of Victorian-era England and Australia, two misfits — a gambling-obsessed Anglican minister named Oscar and a headstrong heiress named Lucinda — find themselves bound together by an extraordinary wager that will define their destinies. Peter Carey's Oscar & Lucinda chronicles the improbable romance between these two compulsive gamblers, culminating in the audacious, near-impossible scheme to transport a glass church across the Australian wilderness, a feat as fragile and breathtaking as love itself. Winner of the Booker Prize in 1988, this masterwork of Australian literature illustrates Carey's extraordinary gift for weaving rich historical tapestry with deeply human characters who defy the constraints of their age. The novel argues that fate and chance are inseparable companions, and that the most profound connections are forged not in certainty, but in risk. Written with lyrical precision and a sharp eye for social hypocrisy, it stands as one of the great literary achievements of the 20th century — a story so dazzlingly constructed that one cannot help but wonder: when the glass finally shatters, what survives?