The fat man in history and other stories - Peter Carey

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Title
The fat man in history and other stories
Author
Peter Carey
format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Vintage Books
Language
English
UK Publication Date
19930104

If, in some post-Marxist utopia, obesity were declared counterrevolutionary, how would a houseful of fat men strike back? If it were possible to win a new body by lottery, what kind of people would choose ugliness? If two gun-toting thugs decided to take over a business-and run it through sheer terror-how far would their methods take them?

These are the questions that Peter Carey, author of The Tax Inspector and Oscar and Lucinda, brilliantly explores in this collection of stories. Exquisitely written and thoroughly envisioned, the tales in The Fat Man in History reach beyond their arresting premises to utter deep and often frightening truths about our brightest and darkest selves.

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PETER CAREY is the author of thirteen previous novels. In addition to the Booker Prize, his honors include the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New York City for more than twenty-five years.

Type
BOOK
Edition
1st Vintage International Edition
Country of Publication
New York (State)
Number of Pages
186

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