Fat Man in History

By:

Peter Carey

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Vintage international

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"Short stories dating back to the 1970s."

Review by Sue on 7th May, 2012

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Great stories from back when the author had a bleaker outlook. Intensely described, thoughtful, and often surreal.

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If, in some post-Marxist utopia, obesity were declared counterrevolutionary, how would a houseful of fat men strike back? If it were possible to win a new body by lottery, what kind of people would choose ugliness? If two gun-toting thugs decided to take over a business—and run it through sheer terror—how far would their methods take them? These are the questions that Peter Carey, author of The Tax Inspector and Oscar and Lucinda, brilliantly explores in this collection of stories. Exquisitely written and thoroughly envisioned, the tales in The Fat Man in History reach beyond their arresting premises to utter deep and often frightening truths about our brightest and darkest selves.

Author Biography:

PETER CAREY is the author of thirteen previous novels. In addition to the Booker Prize, his honors include the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New York City for more than twenty-five years.

Release date Australia

January 4th, 1993

Author

Peter Carey

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

192

Series

Vintage international

Dimensions

133x202x13

ISBN-13

9780679743323

Product ID

3555083

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