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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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- Released
- 1988
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- Title
- Illywhacker
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Carey
- Publisher
- University Of Queensland
- Released
- 1988
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 600
- ISBN13
- 9780571139491
- Series
- Original title
- Illywhacker
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- 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.