{"product_id":"the-unusual-life-of-tristan-smith-by-peter-carey-paperback-1994","title":"The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith by Peter Carey (Paperback, 1994)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Unusual Life of Tristan Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Carey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Carey hilariously conjures up dystopia in his picaresque\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Unusual Life of Tristan Smith\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeverely afflicted, doomed never to be taller than three foot six, Tristan Smith faces death and danger from the first moment of his energetic and ambitious life. Here, for the first time, is the truth about him, from his birth in the Republic of Efica in the year 371 to the present day. When he goes on trial for multiple offences in Voorstand, a nation of rampaging global dominance, Tristan must plead his case to the very culture that has done for his own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Carey’s piercing allegory of imperialism is unmatched for originality and inventiveness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, and now lives in New York. He is the author of fourteen novels (including one for children), two volumes of short stories, and two books on travel. Amongst other prizes, Carey has won the Booker Prize twice (for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOscar and Lucinda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue History of the Kelly Gang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize twice (for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack Maggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTrue History of the Kelly Gang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and the Miles Franklin Literary Award three times (for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBliss, Oscar and Lucinda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack Maggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). He is an officer of the Order of Australia and a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback | 422 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions (cm): \u003c\/strong\u003e21.5 x 13.7 x 3 | 700g -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1994\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe University of Queensland Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Softback Preview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication City\/Country: \u003c\/strong\u003eSt. Lucia, QLD, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0702228249\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN13: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780702228247\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, and a large crease on the back-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal (tiny amounts of) creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verse \u0026 Prose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56816839426214,"sku":"0071","price":6.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/0827\/6646\/files\/TheUnusualLifeofTristanSmithbyPeterCarey.jpg?v=1784185098","url":"https:\/\/verseandprose.com.au\/products\/the-unusual-life-of-tristan-smith-by-peter-carey-paperback-1994","provider":"Verse \u0026 Prose ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}