Oscar and Lucinda (Uncorrected Proof, American Edition)
by Peter Carey
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Winner of the 1988 Booker Prize. Basis for the 1997 film directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett.
Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers. Housed in a custom red cloth slipcase.
Synopsis
Oscar and Lucinda is a novel by Peter Carey, which won the 1988 Booker Prize, and the 1989 Miles Franklin Award. It tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, the Cornish son of a Plymouth Brethren minister who becomes an Anglican priest, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a young Australian heiress who buys a glass factory. They meet on the boat over to Australia, and discover that they are both obsessive gamblers.
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Details
- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 157151
- Title
- Oscar and Lucinda (Uncorrected Proof, American Edition)
- Author
- Peter Carey
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Books into Film | Booker Prize
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books into Film; Booker Prize;
Terms of Sale
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- Uncorrected Proof
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- Wrappers
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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