Theft

Description

Narrated by the twin voices of the artist Butcher Bones, and his 'damaged two-hundred-and-twenty-pound brother' Hugh, Theft: A Love Story once again displays Peter Carey's extraordinary flair for language. Ranging from the rural wilds of Australia to Manhattan via Tokyo, it is a brilliant and moving exploration of art, fraud, responsibility and redemption.

Awards

Shortlisted for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2007.

Reviews

"'A funny, gorgeous steal of a book.' Ali Smith, Sunday Telegraph 'It is a rudely brilliant, infuriatingly beautiful, belligerently profane work of art.' Patrick Ness, Guardian 'The best novel I've read all year.' Melanie McGrath, Evening Standard"

Author description

Peter Carey is the author of eight novels, including the Booker Prize-winning Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang. His most recent novel, My Life as a Fake, was published in 2003. Born in Australia in 1943, he lives in New York.