Parrot and Olivier in America
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Parrot and Olivier in America is a historical novel by Australian author Peter Carey that reimagines Alexis de Tocqueville’s journey through early 19th-century America through the intertwined stories of an aristocrat and his servant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parrot and Olivier in America canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| awarded |
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards – Book of the Year 2010
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NSW Premier’s Literary Awards – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn |
John Larrit – Gustave de Beaumont
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Olivier de Garmont – Alexis de Tocqueville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| explores |
American democracy
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French aristocracy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Chemistry of Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Alexis de Tocqueville’s journey in America ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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picaresque novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
John Larrit
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Mathilde NERFINISHED ⓘ Monsieur de Garmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivier de Garmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780307592620 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Alexis de Tocqueville
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Democracy in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
France
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first person – alternating narrators ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approx. 400 ⓘ |
| partOf | Peter Carey bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | His Illegal Self NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist |
John Larrit
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Olivier de Garmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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Random House Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2011
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Man Booker Prize 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Franklin Award 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Old World versus New World
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class differences ⓘ democracy ⓘ freedom ⓘ immigration ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
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