by Peter Carey · Faber and Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571253319
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«Parrot and Olivier in America» is the historical novel by Peter Carey, published by Faber and Faber in paperback (578 pages, in English).
Olivier, a French aristocrat marked by the Revolution, travels to America to study its prisons, though in reality he is fleeing European politics. Parrot, son of a travelling printer, accompanies him as spy and protector. Alternating their voices, the novel portrays the young American democracy through love, politics and art.
It was a finalist for the National Book Award and nominated for the Booker Prize in 2010.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction interested in an ironic look at the origins of American democracy.
Peter Philip Carey is an Australian novelist who has lived in New York City for more than three decades.
