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Olivier, the son of penniless aristocrats who barely escaped the violence of the French Revolution, sets sail to America to avoid confrontation with his enemies. Meanwhile, Parrot, a young Englishman, also leaves for America. Over the course of their adventures, their fates are inevitably entwined t...

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Main Author: Carey, Peter, 1943-
Corporate Author: OverDrive, Inc
Other Authors: Bower, Humphrey (Narrator)
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Language:English
Published: [Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, 2010.
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Aristocracy (Social class) > France > Fiction.
French > America > Fiction.
Voyages and travels > Fiction.
Master and servant > Fiction.
Male friendship > Fiction.
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Adventure fiction
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Summary:Olivier, the son of penniless aristocrats who barely escaped the violence of the French Revolution, sets sail to America to avoid confrontation with his enemies. Meanwhile, Parrot, a young Englishman, also leaves for America. Over the course of their adventures, their fates are inevitably entwined through their mutual acquaintance with a one-armed marquis.
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Duration: 17:35:44.
Playing Time:17:35:44
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ISBN:9781441729804
1441729801
Author Notes:Peter Carey was born on May 7, 1943 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia. His first two books, The Fat Man in History (1974) and War Crimes (1979), were short story collections. His first novel, Bliss, was published in 1982. At the time he was balancing his writing career with the operation of an advertising agency in Sydney, and his books were not generally known outside of Australia. He began to receive international attention when Illywhacker was published in 1985. He won the Booker Prize in 1988 for Oscar and Lucinda and in 2001 for True History of the Kelly Gang. His other works include The Tax Inspector, Parrot and Olivier in America, and The Chemistry of Tears. He also won the Miles Franklin Award three times. In 2015 he made the Australian Book Designers Association Award shortlist for his title Amnesia. This title also made the 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlist.

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