Fabulating beauty : perspectives on the fiction of Peter Carey /
Peter Carey is one of Australia's finest creative writers, much admired by both literary critics and a worldwide reading public. While academia has been quick to see his fictions as exemplars of postcolonial and postmodern writing strategies, his general readership has been captivated by his de...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam :
Rodopi,
2005.
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Colección: | Cross/cultures ;
78. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Peter Carey is one of Australia's finest creative writers, much admired by both literary critics and a worldwide reading public. While academia has been quick to see his fictions as exemplars of postcolonial and postmodern writing strategies, his general readership has been captivated by his deadpan sense of humour, his quirky characters, the outlandish settings and the grotesqueries of his intricate plots. After three decades of prolific writing and multiple award-winning, Carey stands out in the world of Australian letters as designated heir to Patrick White. Fabulating Beauty pays tribute t. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxv, 438 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1423789008 9781423789000 9789401202749 9401202745 |
ISSN: | 0924-1426 ; |