Illywacker

Illywacker

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Peter Carey - University of Queensland Press

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition :Condition Remarks: Fair with discoloured cloth hardcover, , Dust Jacket: good with some shelf wear, Yellowed Pages, No markings or notes


Illywacker is a novel by Peter Carey, an Australian writer and Booker Prize winner. It is a picaresque and humorous story of Herbert Badgery, a con man and storyteller, who claims to be 139 years old. He narrates his adventures and escapades across Australia, from the 1890s to the 1980s, involving various characters, such as a Chinese aviator, a snake charmer, a cult leader, and a car thief. He also reveals his secrets and lies, as well as his love and regret. The novel was published by University of Queensland Press in 1985 and has 600 pages.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Peter Carey - University of Queensland Press

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition :Condition Remarks: Fair with discoloured cloth hardcover, , Dust Jacket: good with some shelf wear, Yellowed Pages, No markings or notes


Illywacker is a novel by Peter Carey, an Australian writer and Booker Prize winner. It is a picaresque and humorous story of Herbert Badgery, a con man and storyteller, who claims to be 139 years old. He narrates his adventures and escapades across Australia, from the 1890s to the 1980s, involving various characters, such as a Chinese aviator, a snake charmer, a cult leader, and a car thief. He also reveals his secrets and lies, as well as his love and regret. The novel was published by University of Queensland Press in 1985 and has 600 pages.