by Peter Carey · Faber and Faber · tapa dura · ISBN 9780571148127
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«Oscar and Lucinda» is the historical novel by Peter Carey, published by Faber and Faber in hardback (528 pages, in English).
The novel follows Oscar Hopkins, an Oxford seminarian with a penchant for gambling, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a Sydney heiress fascinated by glass. After meeting on a ship bound for Australia in 1864, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely love story.
The novel, originally published in 1988, was awarded the Booker Prize.
It will appeal to readers of historical fiction and those approaching Australian narrative.
Peter Philip Carey is an Australian novelist who has lived in New York City for more than three decades.
