Theft: A Love Story
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Theft: A Love Story is a darkly comic novel by Australian author Peter Carey that explores art, authenticity, and betrayal through the intertwined lives of a disgraced painter and his mentally disabled brother.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Fiction
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Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Hugh Boone is Michael Boone's mentally disabled brother
NERFINISHED
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Marlene Leibovitz is an art world figure connected to a famous painter's estate NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Boone is a disgraced painter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Chip Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| followsInCareer | My Life as a Fake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780307263107 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
metafictional elements
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postmodern ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hugh Boone
NERFINISHED
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Marlene Leibovitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationStyle | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator |
Hugh Boone
NERFINISHED
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Michael Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
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Miles Franklin Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
dual narrators with distinct voices
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exploration of brotherly loyalty ⓘ satire of the contemporary art world ⓘ |
| pageCount | 272 ⓘ |
| partOf | Peter Carey's body of work ⓘ |
| precedesInCareer | His Illegal Self NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
Australia
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New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
art
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authenticity ⓘ betrayal ⓘ forgery ⓘ identity ⓘ love ⓘ the art market ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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