| Oscar and Lucinda | |
| Author | Peter Carey |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Publication date | 1988 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback, Paperback) |
| Pages | 528 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-571-15304-6 |
Oscar and Lucinda is a novel by Peter Carey, which won the 1988 Booker Prize, and the 1989 Miles Franklin Award. Peter Carey may refer to Peter Carey (footballer, Australian rules player for Glenelg Peter Carey (historian, British historian of south-east For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Faber and Faber, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Peter Carey may refer to Peter Carey (footballer, Australian rules player for Glenelg Peter Carey (historian, British historian of south-east Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length Novel The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual Literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’
It tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, the son of an English Brethren minister who becomes an Anglican priest, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a young Australian heiress who buys a glass factory. The Brethren are a number of Protestant Christian religious bodies using the word "brethren" in their names Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Glass in the common sense refers to a Hard, Brittle, transparent Solid, such as that used for Windows many They meet on the boat over to Australia, and discover that they are both obsessive gamblers. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Lucinda bets Oscar that he cannot transport a glass church from Sydney to a remote settlement at Bellingen, some 400 km up the New South Wales coast. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Bellingen is a small town (pop 2800 on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Bellingen Shire Council. This bet changes both their lives forever.
The novel partly takes its inspiration from Father and Son, the autobiography of the English poet Edmund Gosse, which describes his relationship with his father, Philip Henry Gosse. Edmund William Gosse ( September 21, 1849 &ndash May 16, 1928) was an English Poet, author and critic the son of Philip Philip Henry Gosse ( April 6, 1810 &ndash August 23, 1888) was an English naturalist and popularizer of natural science
A film version released in 1997 was directed by Gillian Armstrong and starred Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, and Tom Wilkinson. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Gillian Armstrong (born 18 December 1950 is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Wilkinson OBE (born 12 December 1948) is a two time Academy Award -nominated as well as BAFTA Award
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| Preceded by Moon Tiger |
Man Booker Prize recipient 1988 |
Succeeded by The Remains of the Day |
| Preceded by Dancing on Coral |
Miles Franklin Award recipient 1988 |
Succeeded by Oceana Fine |
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