An illywhacker is a confidence trickster, and Herbert Badgery, the 139-year-old narrator of this dazzling comic novel, may be the king of them all. Vagabond and charlatan, aviator and car salesman, seducer and patriarch, Badgery travels across the Australian continent and a century in a picaresque novel full of outlandish encounters and dangerous characters. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, Illywhacker is a contemporary classic.
| ISBN: | 9780571267095 |
| Publication date: | 16th June 2011 |
| Author: | Carey, Peter |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Ebook |
An illywhacker is a confidence trickster, and Herbert Badgery, the 139-year-old narrator of this dazzling comic novel, may be the king of them all. Vagabond and charlatan, aviator and car salesman, seducer and patriarch, Badgery travels across the Australian continent and a century in a picaresque novel full of outlandish encounters and dangerous characters.
Illywhacker features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Illywhacker was written by Carey, Peter and published by Faber & Faber
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