Illywhacker
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781417719334 (1417719338)
Publish date: April 1st 1996
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Magical Realism,
Australia
First sentence: "My name is Herbert Badgery."P. 99: "Molly McGrath whimpered and curled her fifty-year old body into a shaking ball beneath the sheets."Last sentence: "It will give him strength for the interesting times ahead." From the author's website: In Australian slang, an Illywhacker is a c...
I can't in good conscience rate books by any of the 204 writers who signed the letter protesting the award for courage PEN gave to Charlie Hebdo. Carey was one of the original 6 who led the call, also citing that the French were "culturally arrogant." Saith the author from the British Commonwealth w...
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