The Fat Man in History by Carey, Peter

The Fat Man in History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679743323)

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The Fat Man in History by Carey, Peter

The Fat Man in History

$15.00
The Fat Man in History by Carey, Peter

The Fat Man in History

$15.00
Format: Paperback
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If, in some post-Marxist utopia, obesity were declared counterrevolutionary, how would a houseful of fat men strike back? If it were possible to win a new body by lottery, what kind of people would choose ugliness? If two gun-toting thugs decided to take over a business--and run it through sheer terror--how far would their methods take them?

These are the questions that Peter Carey, author of The Tax Inspector and Oscar and Lucinda, brilliantly explores in this collection of stories. Exquisitely written and thoroughly envisioned, the tales in The Fat Man in History reach beyond their arresting premises to utter deep and often frightening truths about our brightest and darkest selves.

Author: Peter Carey
ISBN-10: 0679743324
ISBN-13: 9780679743323
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 01/04/1993
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.12w x 0.52d
By Peter Carey
By Peter Carey
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PETER CAREY is the author of thirteen previous novels. In addition to the Booker Prize, his honors include the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New York City for more than twenty-five years.

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