Oscar & Lucinda / Peter Carey.
Oscar & Lucinda / Peter Carey.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Harper Perenniel, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, 1989.
Call Numbers
H 2021/1107
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
443 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Harper Perenniel, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, 1989.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1989.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Oscar Hopkins, the hydrophobic, noisy-kneed son of a preacher, renounces his father's stern religion in favour of the Anglican Church. Lucinda Leplastrier, a frizzy-haired heiress, impulsively buys a glass factory with the inheritance forced on her by a well-intentioned adviser. When the two finally meet, on board a ship to New South Wales, they ar...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Oscar & Lucinda / Peter Carey.
Portion of title
Oscar and Lucinda
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
First published by University of Queensland Press, 1988.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2021/1107: Part of the Alison Summers Papers, MLMSS 10517
Contextual Information
Awards
Winner of the 1988 Booker Prize and the 1989 Miles Franklin Award.
Date Copyright
©1988.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2021/1107
Record Identifier
74VKaORABGLX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaORABGLX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780060915926
DDC
A823.3
MMS ID
991024377316302626
