His Illegal Self

Peter Carey

RRP: £16.99

Publisher: FABER & FABER

Publication Date : 07/02/2008

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A brilliant new novel from the highly esteemed Australian writer, who twice won the Booker Prize for "Oscar & Lucinda" and "True History Of The Kelly Gang". Che is raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother, but he dreams of his parents, radical Harvard students in the 1960s. Soon he is outlaw, pitched on a journey that leads him to a hippy commune in the jungle of tropical Queensland. An achingly beautiful and emotional story of self-discovery. There will, of course, be a massive publicity campaign for this title, which will receive blanket review coverage.

Publisher's description:

Che is raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother, precocious son of radical Harvard students in the sixties. Yearning for his famous outlaw parents, denied all access to television and the news, he takes hope from his long haired teenage neighbour who predicts they will come for you, man. They'll break you out of here.

ISBN: 9780571231515