Parrot and olivier in america, paperback/peter carey

Paperback edition of Careys Booker shortlisted novel about a French aristocrat and his servants trip to America in the 19th century.

Carey has won the Booker Prize twice for his historical novels Oscar & Lucinda and True History Of The Kelly Gang, which, along with Jack Maggs, are reissued this month to tie in with this edition.

Carey explores the adventure of American democracy, in theory and practice, with dazzling wit and inventiveness.

I finished it with unabated enjoyment.

Ursula K.

LeGuin, Guardian.