Peter Carey : A Literary Companion PDF
by Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Part of the McFarland Literary Companions series
Description
Peter Carey, writer of such celebrated works as Oscar and Lucinda, True History of the Kelly Gang, and His Illegal Self, is one of Australia's most critically acclaimed novelists. Deeply concerned with South Pacific culture, especially the lives of its most downtrodden citizens, Carey uses popular art as a tool for raising the consciousness of readers. This book provides an introduction to the author's life, as well as a guided overview of his body of work. Designed for the fan and scholar alike, this text features an alphabetized, fully-annotated listing of major terms in the Carey canon, including fictional characters, motifs, historical events, and themes. Additional features include a listing of headwords, a Carey history, 44 reading and writing topics, and bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. A comprehensive index is included.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:355 pages
- Publisher:McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
- Publication Date:10/03/2010
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- ISBN:9780786455720
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:355 pages
- Publisher:McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
- Publication Date:10/03/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780786455720
