Peter Carey

Peter Carey

Peter Carey (Peter Phillip Carey) was born on May 7th, 1943 and is currently 82 years old. Peter Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.

Peter Carey is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 15 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1981 with the novel Bliss. The most recently released novel was A Long Way From Home which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Peter at this time.

Peter Carey has also written the Collections series which has 3 books including The Fat Man In History / Exotic Pleasures and War Crimes.

Peter Carey: Awards & Accolades

Peter Carey was nominated for multiple awards including: The International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2007, and the International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2009. Carey's book, Oscar and Lucinda won the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1988.

Peter Carey books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Illywhacker was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1985 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Novel in 1986. True History of the Kelly Gang was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2001. Parrot and Olivier in America was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2010 as well as the National Book Awards - Best Fiction in 2010. A Long Way From Home was nominated for the Walter Scott Prize, Best Historical Fiction Novel, in 2019.

Related Authors

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1. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
2. John Steinbeck, author of the novel: Of Mice and Men.
3. Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel: Demon Copperhead.
4. Kazuo Ishiguro, author of the novel: Never Let Me Go.
5. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.

Peter Carey: F.A.Q