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Edition 33 (2001)

Literary prizeEnglish-language long fictionInternational literary prize (English works)

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Peter Carey ぴーたー・けありー Winner

An unusual historical novel narrated through the voice of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. The first-person, dialect-inflected narration and fragmentary letters force a reconsideration of heroism, violence, and resistance to colonial authority.

An outlaw's voice rethinks what a hero story can be.

384 pages
historylegend and heroismcolonialismnarrative techniqueviolence and resistance