parrot and olivier in america by peter carey

This signed first UK edition, first impression, of celebrated Australian novelist Peter Carey's 'Parrot and Olivier in America' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2010. A signed first UK edition, first impression of Peter Carey's Booker Prize novel. He was also nominated for the Best of the Booker Prize and has thrice won the Miles Franklin Award - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PRE-PUBLICATION DATED: '' - and LINED: 'Man is born free but is everywhere in chains'- ONE FOR THE PETER CAREY AFICIONADOS - Pictures available upon request. Within the covers is a complex discussion of the philosophy of democracy, and yet Parrot and Olivier is most strikingly beautiful at its most elemental.' -Russell Celyn Jones, The Times' - Peter Carey is one of only two writers to have won the Man Booker Prize twice. At the same time, Parrot and Olivier contains some wonderfully funny moments.' -John Preston, Sunday Telegraph - `Carey is a wily and supremely confident storyteller on a grand scale. there are scenes here as dramatic and as poignant as any Carey has ever written.

A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - in an unblemished dustjacket (not price-clipped) fitted with a removable, clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - `One hell of a ride.

Parrot and olivier in america by peter carey