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Illywhacker is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was published in 1985 to commercial and critical success, winning a number of awards and being short-listed for the Booker Prize.
- Peter Carey
- 600 pp
- 1985
- 1985
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1 de jan. de 1985 · Illywhacker is an epical tale of eccentricity and a rumbustious picaresque novel to boot. And the tales of bizarre characters should be told in a strange way otherwise all the weirdness will be lost.
Herbert Badgery, a 139-year-old car salesman and snake-fancier, is torn between the desire to be a good man and his need to attract people by means of his fantastic lies. Subjects of his outrageous untruths include, but are not limited to: bush pilots, fan dancers, communists, schoolteachers and exotic bird dealers.
20 de jun. de 2020 · Illywhacker. "Illywhacker is a dazzling comic narrative from the lips of the 139-year-old Herbert Badgery. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and impresarios, Peter Carey's novel was greeted with widespread acclaim"--Dustjacket.
Peter Carey: Illywhacker. Rightly described as a picaresque masterpiece, Illywhacker is the story of 139-year old Herbert Badgery, an “illywhacker” (a term for “a professional trickster, esp. operating at country shows”). Badgery is, of course, one of those loveable rogues who has seen it all, done it all, who has cheated and lied all ...
It lead to a truly global outlook for all our children and it lead us to Taiwan and our first cruising yacht, Dulcinea. In the 9 years we owned her, she served duty as a liveaboard home, a passagemaker and a magic carpet on which we saw the world. From the first sail out of Hong Kong harbour as confident novices to our arrival back in Sydney ...
