Oscar and Lucinda: Faber Modern Classics

Paperback

Main Details

Title Oscar and Lucinda: Faber Modern Classics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Carey
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:544
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780571322848
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General
Edition Main - Faber Modern Classics

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 4 June 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Peter Carey's novel of the undeclared love between clergyman Oscar Hopkins and the heiress Lucinda Leplastrier is both a moving and beautiful love story and a historical tour de force set in Victorian times. Made for each other, the two are gamblers - one obsessive, the other compulsive - incapable of winning at the game of love. Oscar and Lucinda is now available as a Faber Modern Classics edition.

Author Biography

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. www.petercareybooks.com