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Profile of Peter Carey
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Peter Carey |
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7th February 1943 |
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Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia |
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Writer |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Peter Carey (born May 7, 1943) is an Australian novelist. Born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, and after living in Melbourne, London and Sydney he is now based in New York. He wrote advertising copy in the early days of his literary career. He also collaborated on the screenplay of the film Until the End of the World. Currently he is director of the Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts program at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York.
Awards
Carey has won numerous literary awards, including:
| The Booker Prize |
Illywhacker, shortlisted in 1985; Oscar and Lucinda, 1988; True History of the Kelly Gang, 2001 |
| The Miles Franklin Award |
Bliss, 1981; Oscar and Lucinda, 1989; Jack Maggs, 1998; True History of the Kelly Gang, shortlisted in 2001 |
| The Age Book of the Year Award |
Illywhacker, 1985; The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith, 1994; Jack Maggs, 1997 |
| The Commonwealth Writers Prize |
Jack Maggs, 1998; True History of the Kelly Gang, 2001 |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Award |
War Crimes, 1980; Bliss, 1982 |
| NBC Banjo Award |
Bliss, 1982; Illywhacker, 1985; Oscar and Lucinda, 1989 |
| FAW Barbara Ramsden Award |
Illywhacker, 1985 |
| Vance Palmer Prize for fiction |
Illywhacker, 1986 |
| Townsville Foundation for Australian Literary Studies Award |
Oscar and Lucinda, 1988 |
| South Australia Festival Award |
Oscar and Lucinda, 1990 |
| Ditmar Award for Best Australian Science Fiction Novel |
Illywhacker, 1986 |
Bibliography
Novels
- Bliss (1981)
- Illywhacker (1985)
- Oscar and Lucinda (1988)
- The Tax Inspector (1991)
- The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith (1994)
- Jack Maggs (1997)
- True History of the Kelly Gang (2000)
- My Life as a Fake (2003)
Children's books
Short stories
- The Fat Man in History (1974)
- War Crimes (1979)
- Exotic Pleasures (1990)
- Peeling
- American Dreams
- Do You Love Me?
- Crabs
Non fiction
- A Letter to Our Son (1994)
- 30 Days in Sydney: A Wildly Distorted Account (2001)
- Wrong About Japan (2004)
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