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Illywhacker

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  • 600 pages
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Illywhacker is a dazzling comic narrative, from the lips of the 109-year-old Herbert Badgery, the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and impressarios, Peter Carey's novel is a contemporary classic.

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Illywhacker, Peter Carey

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1988
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(Paperback),
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Title
Illywhacker
Language
English
Released
1988
Format
Paperback
Pages
600
ISBN13
9780571139491
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Original title
Illywhacker
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Illywhacker is a dazzling comic narrative, from the lips of the 109-year-old Herbert Badgery, the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and impressarios, Peter Carey's novel is a contemporary classic.