Parrot and Olivier in America
Australian novelist, born 1943. Won the Booker Prize in 1988 and 2001.
Parrot and Olivier in America is a 2009 novel by Peter Carey. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2010.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Peter Carey
- First published
- 2009
- Length
- 592 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2010
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 2010
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Political, Migration and identity, Satire
Is Parrot and Olivier in America worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and the National Book Award for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2010) | Shortlist | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 2010) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Parrot and Olivier in America
The edition we link to is the Faber & Faber paperback (2011), 592 pages.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber (paperback, 2011)
- Pages
- 592
- ISBN
- 9780571253326
How critics, prizes and readers rate Parrot and Olivier in America
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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