by Peter Carey · Faber and Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571174935
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«The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith» is Peter Carey's satirical novel, published by Faber and Faber in paperback (432 pages, in English).
In a fictional world, the small republic of Efica lives in the shadow of Voorstand, a dominant cultural power. The novel follows Tristan Smith, a short-statured actor, from his birth to his journey to Voorstand, where his father triumphed and where Tristan becomes involved in the illegal appropriation of Bruder Mouse.
Winner of The Age Book of the Year award in 1994. The edition was published in 1997.
For readers of literary fiction and book clubs interested in cultural satire and the construction of national identity.
Peter Philip Carey is an Australian novelist who has lived in New York City for more than three decades.
