Peter Carey
- ISBN-10
- 1847795153
- ISBN-13
- 9781847795151
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-07-19
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Author
- Bruce Woodcock
Description
This is a revised and expanded edition of Woodcock's accessible study, now including detailed readings of Carey's latest novels, 'Jack Maggs' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang'.
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