Olivier is a French aristocrat, the child of survivors of the revolution. Parrot, the son of an English printer, is a restless servant. When Olivier sets sail for the New World – ostensibly to study its prisons, but in reality to avoid another revolution – Parrot is sent with him, as spy, protector, foe and foil. They are an unlikely pair, but where better for unlikely things to flourish than in the glorious, brand-new democratic experiment, America? And who better than Carey to show what Americans do not always wish to see: that their earliest observers included some who foresaw disastrous consequences for that experiment, well before they became headlines around the world.
- ISBN:
- 9781742286815
- 9781742286815
- Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Format:
- Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
- Publication Date:
- 26-10-2009
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Penguin Random House Australia
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Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey had me shirking on housework in order to read more. Well drawn characters and a real treat to read. Mr Carey’s writing is superb and it is easy to immerse yourself in his story. I highly recommend it.
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