The True History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey
Buy on AmazonCarey is one of my favorite writers. The first book of his I ever read was a collection of short stories called The Fat Man in History . He also wrote Oscar and Lucinda —a beautiful story—which was turned into a film that I made. In Kelly Gang , the narrative voice is so unique. We Australians all know that outlaw Ned Kelly was hung after the famous shoot-out in 1880. But what Carey does is get inside his character’s mind in such an illuminating and heartrending way. And there’s not a trace o...
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"Carey is one of my favorite writers. The first book of his I ever read was a collection of short stories called The Fat Man in History . He also wrote Oscar and Lucinda —a beautiful story—which was turned into a film that I made. In Kelly Gang , the narrative voice is so unique. We Australians all know that outlaw Ned Kelly was hung after the famous shoot-out in 1880. But what Carey does is get inside his character’s mind in such an illuminating and heartrending way. And there’s not a trace o..."
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