TY - BOOK AU - Gaile,Andreas TI - Fabulating beauty: perspectives on the fiction of Peter Carey T2 - Cross/cultures, SN - 1423789008 AV - PR9619.3.C36 Z58 2005eb U1 - 823/.914 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Rodopi KW - Carey, Peter, KW - Australian literature KW - History and criticism KW - Littérature australienne KW - Histoire et critique KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Table of Contents; Preface: Framing Peter Carey; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: THE WRITER AND HIS WORK; PART II: ASPECTS AND OVERVIEWS; PART III: PERSPECTIVES ON INDIVIDUAL FICTIONS; Bibliography; Notes on the Contributors; Index; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Peter Carey is one of Australia's finest creative writers, much admired by both literary critics and a worldwide reading public. While academia has been quick to see his fictions as exemplars of postcolonial and postmodern writing strategies, his general readership has been captivated by his deadpan sense of humour, his quirky characters, the outlandish settings and the grotesqueries of his intricate plots. After three decades of prolific writing and multiple award-winning, Carey stands out in the world of Australian letters as designated heir to Patrick White. Fabulating Beauty pays tribute t UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=160118 ER -