Peter Carey

<p> Peter Carey writer of such celebrated works as <I>Oscar and Lucinda True History of the Kelly Gang</I> and <I>His Illegal Self</I> is one of Australia's most critically acclaimed novelists. Deeply concerned with South Pacific culture especially the lives of its most downtrodden citizens Carey uses popular art as a tool for raising the consciousness of readers. This book provides an introduction to the author's life as well as a guided overview of his body of work. Designed for the fan and scholar alike this text features an alphabetized fully-annotated listing of major terms in the Carey canon including fictional characters motifs historical events and themes. Additional features include a listing of headwords a Carey history 44 reading and writing topics and bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. A comprehensive index is included.</p>