{"product_id":"peter-carey-a-literary-companion-9780786441525","title":"Peter Carey: A Literary Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Ellen Snodgrass\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Australian \u0026amp; Oceanian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Peter Carey, writer of such celebrated works as \u003ci\u003eOscar and Lucinda, True History of the Kelly Gang\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHis Illegal Self\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47583408193687,"sku":"9780786441525","price":5523.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786441525.webp?v=1774943953","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/peter-carey-a-literary-companion-9780786441525","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}