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6 130 y separately published work icon Illywhacker Peter Carey , ( trans. Thomas Preis with title Bluffmakaren ) Stockholm : Gedins Forlag , 1990 Z359598 1985 single work novel (taught in 2 units) In Australian slang, an illywhacker is a country fair con man, an unprincipled seller of fake diamonds and dubious tonics. And Herbert Badgery, may be the king of them all. Vagabond and charlatan, aviator and car salesman, seducer and patriarch, Badgery is a walking embodiment of the Australian national character. (Source: Trove)
27 170 y separately published work icon Oscar and Lucinda Peter Carey , ( trans. Lars Hansson )expression Stockholm : Gedins Forlag , 1989 Z359704 1988 single work novel (taught in 7 units)

'Oscar Hopkins is an Oxford seminarian with a passion for gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass. The year is 1864. When they meet on the boat to Australia their lives will be forever changed ...'

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