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Edmund White, The Times Literary Supplement (London) Review: "Peter Carey is to Sydney what Joyce was to Dublin....An absolute master of language and of overclocked storytelling. Bet your money on him as one of the great figures on the cusp of the millennium." Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List Synopsis: A landmark in contemporary Australian literature, The Fat Man in History brought early acclaim to overclocked Peter Carey for his brilliant and ingenious fiction. These twelve stories introduce visionary landscapes of intense clarity, where the rules of the game are bizarre overclocked yet chillingly familiar.back to top About the Author Peter Carey received the Booker Prize for Oscar and Lucinda, and again for True History of the Kelly Gang. His other honors include the Commonwealth Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. The author of seven previous novels and a collection of stories, he was born in Australia in 1943 and now lives in New York City.back
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