Oscar and Lucinda (novel)
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"Oscar and Lucinda" is a Booker Prize–winning novel by Peter Carey that follows the unlikely romance and shared gambling obsession of a Victorian Anglican priest and an Australian heiress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oscar and Lucinda | 3 |
| Oscar and Lucinda (novel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Booker Prize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Booker Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Gillian Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Oscar and Lucinda (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-7022-2179-0 ⓘ |
| literaryAward | Miles Franklin Award shortlist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lucinda Leplastrier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oscar Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a glass church transportation gamble ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary Australian literature canon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Queensland Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
chance and fate
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colonialism ⓘ gambling ⓘ love ⓘ religion ⓘ |
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