Illywhacker
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Illywhacker is a 1985 novel by Australian author Peter Carey, known for its darkly comic, magical-realist portrayal of a 139-year-old con man recounting his life and the history of 20th-century Australia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illywhacker canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Australian identity
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capitalism in Australia ⓘ deception ⓘ family relationships ⓘ myth-making ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| depicts |
Australian history
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rural Australia ⓘ urban Australia ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterAge | 139 years old ⓘ |
| followedBy | Oscar and Lucinda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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magic realism ⓘ novel ⓘ picaresque novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | con artist ⓘ |
| hasMeaningOfTitle | Australian slang for con man ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | life story as national allegory ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
nonlinear narrative
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satire ⓘ tall tale ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aviation in Australia
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entrepreneurship ⓘ immigration in Australia ⓘ political change in Australia ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Herbert Badgery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | autobiographical confession ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of realism and fantasy
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 600+ ⓘ |
| partOf | Peter Carey bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonist | Herbert Badgery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Faber and Faber
NERFINISHED
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University of Queensland Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th-century Australia ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
1985 Booker Prize
NERFINISHED
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Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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