Peter Carey
Born: 01-01-1943
Peter Carey is an acclaimed Australian novelist, renowned for his inventive storytelling and richly drawn characters. Twice awarded the Booker Prize, he is best known for works like "Oscar and Lucinda" and "True History of the Kelly Gang." Carey's writing often explores themes of identity, history, and the Australian experience, blending fact and fiction with a distinctive narrative style that captivates readers worldwide.
Book summaries for books written by Peter Carey
Quotes
No power for you to quiet me, Ned Kelly, any more.
A man must be at some thing, he must be good at some thing, or else he is nothing.
They call the bush 'the wild' but it is not so.
You were like an absence, askin me to fill it.
A sons job is to help his father.
We were cursing the same law that had made our parents convicts.
If I call you a man you’ll be needin a doctor. You are a worm.
We were poor but never dirty.
Most of what we called heroes in life is only illusion.
A man cannot attach himself to another man's concerns.
A man can get used to anything if he try.
Your ain't born a man you are made a man by your people.