Peter Carey's astonishing debut novel is a fast-moving extravaganza, both funny and gripping, about a man who, recovering from death, is convinced that he is in hell.
Peter Carey's astonishing debut novel is a fast-moving extravaganza, both funny and gripping, about a man who, recovering from death, is convinced that he is in hell.

Bliss: the debut novel from twice Booker Prize-winner, Peter Carey, author of Amnesia, Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang.

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Product details

ISBN
9780571225910
Published
2004-08-05
Publisher
Faber & Faber; Faber & Faber
Weight
293 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
130 mm
Thickness
24 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
368

Author

Biographical note

Peter Carey received the Booker Prize for Oscar and Lucinda and again for True History of the Kelly Gang. His novel, Parrot and Olivier in America, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2010. His other honours include the Commonwealth Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New York for twenty years.

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