{"product_id":"2026600002965-secondhand-true-history-of-the-kelly-gang-signed","title":"True History Of The Kelly Gang (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st uk ed., 1st pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Booker Prize, True History of the Kelly Gang is a bold work of historical fiction that chronicles the life of Ned Kelly, Australia's most legendary outlaw, through a series of raw, confessional letters written to his daughter. Peter Carey constructs a visceral and deeply human portrait of a man shaped by poverty, injustice, and colonial oppression in nineteenth-century Victoria, presenting Kelly's voice in an urgent, unpunctuated prose that pulses with authenticity and defiance. The novel uncovers the social and political forces that transformed a young Irish-Australian boy into a bushranger and folk hero, arguing implicitly that Kelly's rebellion was as much a class war as it was a crime spree. Carey's tone is both lyrical and ferocious, balancing tenderness toward family and community with a searing indictment of a corrupt and brutal system. A masterwork of imaginative storytelling, it stands as one of the most celebrated reimaginings of Australian national mythology in modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48820236878043,"sku":"2026600002965-SECONDHAND","price":200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/75bb44dc-ebfa-4d9b-a2e4-06ba38f529cb.png?v=1780055163","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600002965-secondhand-true-history-of-the-kelly-gang-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}