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  Illywhacker (Paperback) By (author) Peter Carey

  

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  Short Description for Illywhacker "Illywhacker" is a dazzling comic narrative, from the lips of the 139-year-old Herbert Badgery, the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and impresarios, Peter Carey's novel is a contemporary classic.
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  • Publisher: Faber and Faber
  • Published: 05 August 2004
  • Format: Paperback 576 pages
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  • Categories: Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780571225903 ISBN 10: 057122590X
  • Sales rank: 138,966

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Full description for Illywhacker

• "Illywhacker" is a dazzling comic narrative, from the lips of the 139-year-old Herbert Badgery, the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and impresarios, Peter Carey's novel is a contemporary classic.