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True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey | |
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| Name: |
Peter Carey | | Birth Date: |
1943 | | Place of Birth: |
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia | | Nationality: |
Australian | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer, author |
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 Biography of Peter Carey
944 words, approx. 3.1 pages
 Australian writer Peter Carey (born 1943) won over twelve awards and received two major award nominations for his works of fiction (short stories, novels, and film adaptations) between 1981-1994. Carey was one of the first Australian writers to create a... summary from source:
 Biography of Peter Carey
4620 words, approx. 15.4 pages
 Peter Carey is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished and successful Australian novelists of recent decades and is one of a handful--along with Thomas Keneally, David Malouf, and Tim Winton--who command an international reputation. Carey's n...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 True History of the Kelly Gang Information
1,094 words, approx. 4 pages
True History of the Kelly Gang is an historical novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It won the 2001 Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize in the same year. Despite its title, the book is essentially a fictional variation on the Ned Kelly...
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 The Christian Century True History of the Kelly Gang.
04/10/2002: 930 words, approx. 3 pages By Peter Carey. Knopf, 352 pp., $25.00; paperback, $14.00. IN A 1995 Simpsons episode "Bart vs. Australia" the mischievous Bart Simpson gravely offends the Australians and is forced to travel Down Under with his family to formally apologize. As a State Department... summary from source:
World Literature Today True History of the Kelly Gang. (Australia).(Review)
03/22/2001: 455 words, approx. 2 pages Peter Carey True History of the Kelly Gang New York. Knopf. 2000. 352 pages $25. ISBN 0-375-41084-8 PETER CAREY'S SEVENTH NOVEL re-creates the life of Australia's most famous outlaw, Ned Kelly -- thief, bank robber, and murderer, hanged in Melbourne in 1880... summary from source:
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11/20/2005: 1,062 words, approx. 4 pagesIf you want an idea how rough it can be to enter the luxury-apartment market in Manhattan, consider the case of Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts. She was hardly slumming it in her former digs at the same West End Avenue rental tower that...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by Thomas Jones
3,054 words, approx. 10 pages
In the following review, Jones provides a detailed plot summary of True History of the Kelly Gang and examines Carey's narrative style in the novel.
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Critical Review by Robert Ross
2,112 words, approx. 7 pages
In the following review of True History of the Kelly Gang, Ross explores the Australian glorification of the outlaw Ned Kelly, viewing Kelly's adulation as a statement against the imperial power of British colonialism.
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Critical Review by Andreas Gaile
1,927 words, approx. 6 pages
In the following review, Gaile argues that, although Ned Kelly is a real figure in Australian history, Carey's personal storytelling and political agendas in True History of the Kelly Gang are glaringly obvious.
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True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey | |
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About 146 pages (43,729 words) in 9 products |
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