Peter Carey: A Literary Companion (McFarland Literary Companions, 8)

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. "This book provides an introduction to the author's life, as well as a guided overview of his body of work. This text features an alphabetized, fully-annotated listing of major terms in the Carey canon. Additional features include a listing of headwords, a Carey history, 44 reading and writing topics, and bibliographies of primary and secondary sources and index"--Provided by publisher. Acknowledgments......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 Chronology of Carey’s Life and Works......Page 14 Carey Genealogy......Page 41 Peter Carey: A Literary Companion......Page 42 Glossary......Page 306 Appendix A......Page 317 Appendix B......Page 322 Bibliography......Page 328 Index......Page 346 Preface Introduction Chronology of Carey's life and works Carey's genealogy Peter Carey : a literary companion Glossary Appendix A : events in Carey's history Appendix B : writing and research topics.